How To Wire In An Outside Socket With Siding

Squeeze the bit between the box and the drywall.

How to wire in an outside socket with siding. Drill through the wall and through the siding to mark the location for the new outlet. Remove the cable sheathing down to 1 2 inch. Don t worry if you make a small hole in the drywall. To make the connections in the junction box.

Screw on the box cover. Attach the bare copper grounding wire to the green screw of your new exterior gfci outlet. Use wire strippers to strip 1 2 inch of insulation from each individual wire. Remove 3 4 inches of insulation from the individual wires.

The green screw is typically on the bottom of the outlet. How to install an outdoor electrical socket this video shows how any competent person with a reasonable amount of diy skills can easily fit an outdoor socket. From inside the garage install a cable connector onto the main electrical box. Secure the white wire around the silver neutral screw.

Place a 1 4 x 18 in long drill bit along the outside of the electrical box on the side away from the stud. Remove the outer jacket from the cable ends using the cable ripper or the utility knife. Bend the end of the white wire into a small circle with a pair of needlenose pliers. You can hide it later with the outlet cover plate.

Trim the exterior end of the cable so that you have 4 inches sticking out of the electrical box. Pass the cable end through the connector then tighten the connector. Make the wire connections between the cable and a gfci outlet.