switched outlets

[dwellselectric]

I was making up a switched outlet the other day and I always splice the blacks with a tail and reds with a tail and I also do the whites. Now I was curious how many people splice the whites? I just think it's a better practice in case the outlet is ever changed the whites are not broken while the hots feed through. Is this in the code and if not you think it should be?

 

[Sierrasparky]

Code only for MWBC

I do however pigtail

 

[Dennis Alwon]

You can start a poll

 

[infinity]

Although not required, I would pigtail all three conductors.

 

[cainisunabel]

Say yes to pigtailing.

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[RLyons]

On a switched outlet I pigtail red & black but only white is there are 3 or more...which is also my rule for standard outlets.

 

[fmtjfw]

Pigtail everything

Pigtail everything

I pigtail everything H N G, except H N on feed-through for GFCIs

 

[480sparky]

I pigtail everything.

 

[Dennis Alwon]

You are all a bunch of pigs. I must admit I don't pigtail

 

[al hildenbrand]

I also pigtail everything in a cable-in, cable-out receptacle outlet box.

 

[mjf]

Makes for a quicker trim out.

 

[ActionDave]

You are all a bunch of pigs. I must admit I don't pigtail

Heretic!!

 

[Dennis Alwon]

Makes for a quicker trim out.

And a longer rough in and more wirenuts.. I have wired homes for 30 years and I am called back on many of them and have never had an issue. I have had issues with wirenuts

 

[al hildenbrand]

And a longer rough in and more wirenuts.. I have wired homes for 30 years and I am called back on many of them and have never had an issue. I have had issues with wirenuts

The single greatest value of the pigtailing method is that I can make up the entire circuit as part of the roughin, and yes it takes time, and then I can install the AFCIs and heat up the branch circuits and check continuity, and wait for miss-wire tripping.

I second that it makes for a quicker, and simpler, trim out.

 

[kwired]

Makes for a quicker trim out.

Quicker trim out.

Slower rough in.

A + B = C

B + A still = C

 

[LEO2854]

I was making up a switched outlet the other day and I always splice the blacks with a tail and reds with a tail and I also do the whites. Now I was curious how many people splice the whites? I just think it's a better practice in case the outlet is ever changed the whites are not broken while the hots feed through. Is this in the code and if not you think it should be?

Unless I need GFCI protection ahead, I pigtail all my receptacle boxes, makes the trim-out easy and less painful.

 

[Sierrasparky]

You are all a bunch of pigs. I must admit I don't pigtail

And you are a back stabber.
:lol:

 

[Little Bill]

Quicker trim out.

Slower rough in.

A + B = C

B + A still = C

You mean if I cut off 2" from the bottom my 8' blanket
and sew it onto the top of the blanket, that
I still only have an 8' blanket?:lol: