Perhaps there is no such person who never sought the answer to the question of how to change the outlet.Modern house can not be imagined without electrical appliances.Even in the most remote from civilization villages, where people are used to living without central water supply and pipeline, you need electricity.Not surprisingly, all the elements of home wiring because of the intensive use eventually wear out, requiring replacement.
Although the installation of sockets and switches is considered a man's job, it's just a stereotype, because it does not need brute strength, though, of course, it is important to consider whether additional work.Usually, on the contrary, it demands accuracy inherent in women.Knowing how to change the outlet, this task can be handled in just a few minutes.
In some cases, need to be replaced?The reasons a little:
- burning contacts due to too high current load;
- temperature damage due to poor contact at the site of attachment to the contact wire;
- poor design of sliding contacts, which is why after a short time connected to a plug socket fixed bad, causing heating of the contacts and damage.
dwell on these causes a little bit more.Each socket is designed by the manufacturer for a specified permissible current: plastic "filling" usually stands less current than ceramic.For example, if the specified current of 10 A, this means that it is possible to connect an appliance with a power consumption less than 2.2 kW (actually to 2kW).But if you include the 5 kW load, the contacts and the inner housing will be damaged and will have to find instructions on how to change the outlet.
Bolting require periodic compression, and since no one does, hence the fusion with subsequent replacement.
tight crimp contacts must prongs.The cheapest sockets force is provided by a special form of contacts.From frequent use they are weakened, there is heat.The more expensive models, the design force of the spring frame.
So, how to change the outlet?First you need to turn off the electricity.This can be automatic only "branch" or just the whole house wiring.Recommended by using indicator or multimeter to verify the absence of voltage.Check by simply switching the appliance plug will not work as properly connected machine can not break the phase and neutral conductor.
Then carefully unscrew the bolt that secures the socket and remove it.Then it all depends on the design, some models directly bolted to the mounting box, but the more popular solutions on the two-legged strut.We examine: usually see two sides of the cap screws, unscrew a little and gently remove the inside of the socket of the box.If you connect three wires (with grounding network), then you need to buy a model with a three-wire connection.If only two wires, that any suitable outlet.The main thing - to decide with the standard: Soviet or Euros (they differ in thickness pin plug).
unscrew the screws holding the wires.In the case of the three wires to remember where the "earth," and in the new outlet to connect it to the grounding pin.The other two can be connected to terminals in an arbitrary order (if there are no special requirements for phasing).With the new socket remove the cover, fasten bolt mains wires are inserted into the mounting box, exhibiting the desired level (to avoid lines) and turn twirl bolts braces.The spacers must not damage the wire.Set the cover and energized.
There are also overhead outlet.They are not set in the connection box and screwed directly onto the surface.Typically, they are used for open wiring.Replacing even easier, as there are no spacers.
