Hello everyone, friends of the community dedicated to the home, as it is @homesolutions although it is my first time posting here are all welcome to my blog.
Today I was doing some small repairs at home and I took the opportunity to show you how I was able to change an outlet in one of the rooms of my house in a quick and easy way.
I particularly like to be aware of home repairs, since I have a little knowledge in home repair issues; in this case in electricity.
- 1 Destornillador de estrías o de estrella como también se le conoce en otros países.
- 1 Destornillador de pala o plano.
- 1 Pinza para cortar cable.
- El tomacorriente que se va a cambiar.
- 1 Phillips screwdriver or Phillips screwdriver as it is also known in other countries.
- 1 Blade screwdriver or flat screwdriver.
- 1 Cable cutter.
- The outlet to be replaced.
Por acá tenemos el tomacorriente que vamos a sustituir.
Over here we have the outlet that we are going to replace.
Paso 1
Step 1
Remove the damaged socket with the help of a slotted screwdriver by removing the screws that hold it in place.
Paso 2
Step 2
I checked the position of the positive and negative wires of both the plug and the light switch, since both systems have different connections, so that when the light is turned off, the current from the plug is not cut off.
Paso 3
Paso 3
We proceed to remove the wires from the damaged outlet.
Paso 4
Step 4
First we replace the wires of the switch whose function is to turn the bulb on and off; and at once we make the connection to the new device.
Paso 5
Step 5
We do the same procedure with the plug side, remove the connections and place them to the new one and plug the fan to verify that there is current flow.
Paso 6
Step 6
Once everything is in perfect working order, we take it to the box to fix it again to the wall; we tighten its 2 screws again.
Y listo; así ha quedado el cambio del tomacorriente, ¿ves que fácil y sencillo es realizar un cambio de este tipo de dispositivo?
And that's it; that's how the outlet has been changed, see how easy and simple it is to change this type of device?
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