6/21/23
Kenneth Crump
Demonstration Main Points Assignment: Electrical Outlets
(Introduction)
Power, not the power to move an audience, or to take a drag car
down the strip at 200mph. But 7,200 Volts running down your
streets. That power is Electricity. Electricity being able to provide
light in your home, air and heat in your bedrooms and power to
your outlets. In our day to day lives we take power for granted
until we have the absence of electrical power and today I’m here
to educate you on a helpful home repair. In this demonstration we
will be replacing a GFCI outlet. Where we will be going over
safety, component names and their duties, removal and
installation along with verifying safe replacement of your GFCI.
This may seem like a daunting or even scary task. But today I
believe you’ll leave with a bit more confidence and electrical
education. So, let’s hop in.
Preview Statement: In this demonstration of replacing a GFCI
outlet we will be going over safety, component names and their
duties, removal and installation along with verifying safe
replacement of GFCI.
Main Points:
I. Electrical Safety
Before diving in to any electrical repair is to understand the
Safety steps. The number one thing taught in Electrical is safety,
it only takes less than 60 volts to be lethal. So, safety is key to
electrical. That 7,200 volts I mentioned running down your
streets, is actually transformed to a safe 120/240 volts entering
your home and the first that you are to do is locate your Breaker
panel. Commonly found in your basement, garage, storage and
utility rooms. It’s identified by a grey rectangular metal panel and
when opened shows each breaker and what it controls in your
home.
A breaker box is there to save your home and electrical
devices from overheating and causing potential fires and total
device failure. When it reaches a certain amperage above its
designed capability the breaker “trips” and closes to stop the
power from continuing from that point. But in situations where
you’re working on home electrical components, you always turn
off the breaker to stop the power from entering that area of the
home.
Once you’ve identified the breaker panel and which breaker
you need to turn off, you will need to verify that the power has
actually been turned off. In doing that, you will need a volt meter.
A volt meter will read the current voltage, amperage and other
