Can’t thank you enough for the precise and practical instructions. This was exactly what I needed to replace my dishwasher/garbage disposal outlet. SO grateful for your expertise!

Thank you for explaining what an "unbalanced" load is. Much appreciated.

Thank You Terry. You saved me at least a $100 for replacing a kitchen outlet. I replaced the outlet with no problem at all, it was easy enough, but the breaker kept tripping. I did NOT realize the two outlets are actually connected with a flat metal clip. After I watched your video, I broke the connection between the upper and lower outlet, now both outlets work like a charm. I have liked your video, and also subscribed. Thank you very much. Tom

Thank you so much. We live in a house built in the 70’s and we had no idea we were dealing with an old-school split receptacle. We looked everywhere to find a video with ‘red wire’ - then we found you. Thanks again 😊

OMG thank you so much! after replacing all my outlets in the kitchen and blowing the main power several times I am so glad you made this video! Excellent sharing of knowledge!

Thank you - this was very useful and easy to follow. Clear concise instructions with steady camera work. Good job! Thank you again!

HUGE THANKS! saved me tons of money. My breaker kept tripping. That tiny little bit of copper tab hint was priceless! It should tell you that on the package

Thank you so much for this excellent video. I recently replaced all the outlets in my house and couldn’t understand why the kitchen ones would trip immediately. I can’t thank you enough for the clear and concise explanation!

You do such a great job explaining everything in all your videos. Thank you!

Terry explained this so simply, and saved me the frustration when I saw red, black and white wires on a damaged receptacle. I also now know what the little hole on my wire stripper is for. I used to use my stripper, then my needle nose plier for the hook.

Thank you for this video! This is exactly what I have in my older kitchen (no GFI) and this is exactly what happened to me! I was unaware I needed to break the tab, wired up a new outlet, turned on the bridge circuit and tripped my entire power panel. I put the old receptacles back and was going to leave well enough alone, but now I feel confident about trying it again.

Thanks, Terry. After watching your video, it became clear to me for the first time after so long time of not understanding how a 3-wire split receptacle circuit works. I'll look at your other videos for more knowledge on home electrical wiring.

Brilliant! Thanks so much as I never would have thought to break the tab. Thanks so much!

This was exactly the information I was looking for. Excellent video! Thank you.

Thanks for this video! I learned something new by watching it. Didn’t know I had to cut the metal between the red and black wire to make two separate circuits. I changed a plug that the top plug was controlled by a switch and when it stayed hot I looked for your video and solved the problem.

You saved my sanity with this video!! Keep up the good work!

Quite brilliant. Terry, you're an excellent teacher. I enjoy your course. Thanks

Thank you, Terry, You saved the day for me. I had two blacks, two whites, one red and ground. I used your method worked like a charm.

IBEW Local 11 Los Angeles chapter here. Great video, fellow sparky!

Wow! You have solved my problem. I didn't know why the breaker keeps tripping. That piece needed to be broken. Thank you!

Terry, you've solved my problem with my son's condo ... thank you so much. Why this video did not ranked higher behoves me ... it was the only video (out of 20) to provide a solution ... keep up the great work.

AH! Thanks, I forgot to remove the tab to split it. Thanks! I thought the breaker needed replacing, and I do not touch the breaker box stuff, so this saved me a service call and probably a couple hundred bucks. Thanks again sir!

This video just explained everything I needed to know. Could not figure out why my kitchen outlet was connected to a two pole 15 amp breaker. Thank you so much!

That was pretty slick! I've seen that done before but never knew why. Thanks for the very useful information!

Thank you so much!! This was exactly the step I did not know I needed to do! I replaced an old receptacle and it kept shorting under load. Thank you again

Just the video I was looking for! From watching to doing and completing the job in 10 minutes! You rock!

So glad I watched this before I swapped out an old outlet in my kitchen. Spot on! Thanks!

Thank you so much, I was going to call an electrician but your video was so clear for me to fix this problem myself.

Absolutely clear easy to follow explanation. Sure appreciate how you covered All aspects of Installation and function. Removing the tab was the part I was missing

Thank you very much.. That is an awesome video, clearly explain the problem i ran into, that little tab that needed to be broken. Terry, you just saved me lots of money and frustration. Thanks again.

Thank you! This helped me fix the outlet in my kitchen.

Thank you. I was having an issue while changing the outlet. All thanks to you, I was able to resolve it.

Nice informative video. Thank you for not feeling the need to play annoying music like most others have.

Thanks for sharing it. I was able to finish replacing the receptacles in my kitchen with your explanation. 😊

Thanks Terry. Our kitchen microwave receptacle and one additional receptacle were on a 2 pole 15a circuit. When I went to update the plugs, I was scratching my head why they used 14/3 instead of 14/2, and why the breaker kept tripping. Mystery solved!!! You've got a new subscriber!

thank you so much for the lesson on breaking the tab. Awesome and solved my problem

This was incredibly helpful, saved me a lot of frustration and a call to an electrician. I never would have figured this out on my own.

Your video was a huge help. Thank you!. The tab split was the exact issue I had. Problem solved!

Thanks Terry. Very helpful and your guidance is greatly appreciated.

Thank you very much. Your explanation was simple to follow and extremely helpful.

All that I needed was how to remove the tab between the terminals on the receptacle at 4:45. Thanks for the good explanation.

No fluff, right to the point!!!! Many many thanks

Buddy you just saved my day I thought I did everything right and sure enough the breaker popped I had no idea about the tabs ,very helpful video thank you🍻

After spending so much time trying figure out why my breaker was blowing.Thank you VERY much for your tutorial.Helped me big time.It was the tab! Imagine that.Great help.

Dude! You literally saved my life! I had this exact problem!

Saved me a much longer head ache! Thanks for this

Thanks for the video. It is a good example of 3 wires Edison circuit right there.

Very helpful. That splitting part was about to make the mistake. Thanks!

Ur the man been all day trying figure this out

Great video I was able to fix my problem by breaking off the clip like you said cheers 🍻 mate thanks again

Great explanation that gets right to the point. Thanks

I can tell by that ring that ring that this man is a wizard... worked magic on my issue anyway that's for sure !

great video and explanation. I forgot to break the tab, once it was broken everything works properly. thanks very useful

Thank you Terry, this was helpful and it really saved up $150+ cost of calling electrician. Amazing and clear explanation. Thanks a lot!

Thank you so much for your help on the kitchen split greatly appreciated

That’s exactly what I needed, I’ll do it this afternoon thank you very much have a good one !✌️

Thank you so much terry I can’t believe how much anxiety u saved me I am a new apprentice and was changing my house kitchen receptacle and wasn’t aware of this when I went to turn it on I tripped the breaker and the main breaker after work I’m going to go and fix this. 🎉🎉🎉

Thank you, honestly the breaker switched out and splitting the tab made things work

Thank you for the reminder to split the tab, saved me an electrician call out.

You sir are a godsend and for that you get a subscription.

Thank you! Very clear concise instruction and my problem is solved.

Thank you to show the way to install correctly the outlet in the kitchen 👍

You helped me out today! Thank you for the great info!

I have been looking for this since so long.. didn't knew what it is called.. Thanks Terry.

You explained so well and answered my questions🙏🏽🙏🏽

Thank you sir, you just solved my problem. Very clear and simple explanation, so easy to understand. Once again thank you very much

I'm new in electrical working in a house so this was very helpful

Thanks for the useful information, I have taken your course and found it a great way to learn electricity.

This video was great! It showed me exactly what I was doing wrong? Thx can’t wait to check out your channel.

Breaking off the tab connector at the 5:45 min mark solved my problem. Subscribed, liked, and shared!

Thank you, this was a superb video and really helped me out.

Thank you, this video was VERY helpful in solving my problem.

Thanks for making these useful videos!

Nice video. I've used plastic boxes before, but never saw one with that metal strip in the back. Interesting design.

Thank you Terry. Exactly what I was looking for and solved my problem!

Thanks Terry. I shorted out a plug in my kitchen and ran into this problem when I replaced it. Could not figure out why the breaker wouldn’t go back on. I disagree that it’s a good wiring style. I feel like it’s one of those little bombs that tradespeople use to obfuscate their, for the most part, simple and mundane work. In an attempt to keep the normals away from DIY. Sure appreciate people such as yourself making information freely available.

Thanks!! You speak in electrical terms I can actually understand😅 That all made sense.

Thanks! My sister lives in a tract house, built in 1995, and her kitchen is wired with split outlets, protected by a 20 amp double pole GFCI breaker and 12/3 NM. she had the same problem a few years back, when her boyfriend was upgrading the traditional outlets with the decora style, to give the kitchen a more trendy look, forgot to break the tab. was able to help her boyfriend over the phone some 800 miles away when he described the problem to me. Saved them some money from having to call an electrician. So these were definitely used even into the GFCI era, though I don't really see the benefits, unless the contractors got paid by the job instead of hourly, and it was faster and easier to pull one 12/3 vs two 12/2's. Because those 2 pole GFCI breakers are not cheap, by any means. I suspect this was the case for my sister's house, because the quality of the building materials is not the greatest, the doors and cabinetry seem very cheaply made. Nonetheless these split outlets are a very efficient use of material and labor, I really like them, and it's unfortunate they are a thing of the past.

I never knew about the tab split. Than you sooooo much

Great explanation! Thank you.

Thank you thank you! I now understand my kitchen wiring.

Thanks alot, your video helped me alot, I leardned new trick from you, I really apprciate it.

So, as you mentioned, I made this exact mistake. I now understand exactly how the circuit works. Unfortunately for me, my breaker was defective and didn’t pop and the main to the apartment triggered. Needed an electrician to come re reset it. Good lesson. A mistake I will never make again.

Nice video. I was wanting to run a copule new circuits in my work shop and it dawned on me that maybe I could run 12/3 and split from a j-box, and this along with some other videos seem to suggest this is sound as long as I make sure my breakers are on both legs in the panel and not just the left or right.

Holy plug! This is exactly the issue I had. This video helped me a lot.

Great Video. Well presented. Thank You.

Omg I never knew about the split the tab thing. Thank you!

Thank you for the tip much appreciated.

thanks for telling me about splitting that tab.. was wondering what that red wire was for. yes, when I tried it did short out !!

Thanks great video you save my day. I didn't know that I have to break the tab.

That friggin split thing... man you’re a lifesaver 😂

That damn tab!!!! Ugh, Normally I don't suck. Today I did. Thank you for this video.

great videoTerry.thank you sir.

this was very helpful. thanks. my kitchen outlets were tripping after I changed them. This helped me figure out the problem.

Fantastic explanation! Lifesaver!

Thank you so much! I also was caught by that little tab between two hot hires. This video saved me $200-300 electrician service call. Thanks again!

Thank you! Got everything myself, just didn't know I had to break the tab off.

Thanks very much - was unaware of the split tab system but know now!

So glad I came across your video! Saved me from having to call an electrician 👌🏻

Thanks so much man, just what i needed