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I AM ITSELF: Blonde and Rosette
How can a girl replace an outlet on her own.
Even the most fashionable interior can spoil such a trifle as an old outlet. Most often, the hostess notices them last, and changing it is simply scary, because you still have to deal with electricity.
Of course, you can call a specialist, ask a neighbor, and the husband probably understands them. But what to do for a young and active girl who still lives without a husband, ends up working simultaneously with those services that can help, and the neighbor does not cause any trust.
In fact, the devil is not so terrible as he is painted. Of course, we are not ardent feminists, but we can easily cope with such a trifle as a socket.
So, step by step instructions for replacing the outlet:
1. Turn off the electricity! It can be an electric meter in your apartment or on the landing. The main thing is that no one turns it on in the process of replacing the outlet.
2. It is necessary to dismantle the old socket. (Remember how the wires were inserted into the terminals!)
3. Next will have to do as the case may be. When you remove the front part of the old outlet - you will either see standard size socket, in case the house is quite new, but most often there may be metal boxes or plastic rings a little larger than necessary. In this case, the box will have to be removed and a new one smeared.
4. The old socket can be removed with an ordinary hammer or chisel. Carefully without damaging the wires, knock out the solution around it and remove the box.
5. It will be easiest to smear a new undergrowth with gypsum or alabaster.
6. A little later, make sure that the undergrowth is dry and does not move in the opening, clean it inside with a rag from excess alabaster or gypsum.
7. Next, insert the wires into the terminals of the outlet, in the same order in which they were inserted into the old outlet.
8. It is best to fix the socket in the box with screws.
9. And only after that you can close the outlet with the front panel.
10. Only now we turn on traffic jams, automatic machines. And enjoy the new and high-quality made socket!
Installing the outlet in steps: Detailed photo instructions for installing outlets
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