Wiring Two Outlets In The Same Box. Instead use wire connectors to connect the neutral hot and ground wires along with 6 in long pigtails. Wiring 2 outlets with 2 sources.
First connecting the wires leading to downstream outlets with wire connectors creates a more secure connection. Normally the pigtail will be a wire with the same color coding as the circuit wires. A black pigtail is hot a white pigtail is neutral and a green or bare copper pigtail is the ground.
Make sure the cable sheath remains secured inside the box.
The other cable goes to the next outlet in the chain. How to wire double electrical outlets safety first. One of the cables is the live cable that either comes from another device that has power or directly from the panel. If you re wiring an outlet in the middle of a chain of outlets you ll have two cables in the outlet box.
