How To ADD OUTLET behind MOUNTED TV

In this video, we'll go over how to add an electrical outlet behind your TV for a clean look. The goal is to help you accomplish this task, and learn something new. If you have a cool technique, please don't hesitate to share it. Thank you!
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Items Used/Needed:
- Screwdriver (flat head & Phillip head)
- Drill
- Wire Stripper
- Box Cutter
- Gang Box
- Electrical Outlet
- Electrical Faceplate
- Rolex Wiring 14/2
- Electrical Tape
- Broom & Dust-Pan/Vacuum
- Pencil
- Poker Tool
- Drywall Knife
- Unibit
- Stud Finder
- Phishing Sticks/Glow Rods
- Electrical Tester
- Leveler

[@statonb]

Rather than wrap two ground wires under the single ground terminal, you can pigtail the ground. Remove the existing ground wire from the old outlet and twist it really well around the ground wire in the new cable. Make these twists a few inches down on the new ground wire, and then use a green wire nut with a hole in the top so it makes a nice pigtail to connect to the old outlet. Also, every electrician I've seen says never backstab into inexpensive residential-grade outlets. Use the side terminals. If it's too hard to push 5 wires back into the box then pigtail the hot and neutral wires as well. I always pigtail my DIY projects using wirenuts or wago connectors.

[@Heirlife86]

Or you can use a flex bit to drill through the studs in the way.

[@kicks325]

Love the energy on this video plus the poker tool took me out when you used it.

[@sangdo8679]

Thanks for your video's. You the best man

[@bbyers321]

Unibit, It's called a stepped drill bit. 😀

[@tvgeekmarky]

Thank you!! I nickname when I don’t know lol.. learn something new everyday

[@bbyers321]

All good, nice videos! New subscriber incoming!

[@gacevedojr]

Hey good morning. Thanks for the video. I’m doing this today in my home and it’s pretty self explanatory but which one is the video that shows moving the outlet to a different stud bay?

[@tvgeekmarky]

Hey! Good Morning - this is the correct video that shows me going through a stud bay. If you have questions, let me know. I can try to assist through this message chain. Good luck, and take your time.

[@tvgeekmarky]

I also demonstrate on the Frame TV install on my page. That will show you how I cross stud bays too

[@lvhandyrepairllc7102]

Special 😂

[@themarathoncontinues5839]

Do you have to run wires to the bottom screws for both outlets to work? The outlet below has 4 wires and a ground, does the new outlet need 4 as well?

[@tvgeekmarky]

Great question! So, no.. the bottom has 4 wires because it’s linked to another outlet in the room. I used a new electrical wire to run from the existing outlet - ground, black (hot), white (neutral) - to the new outlet which will have ground/black/white. I hope this makes sense. There won’t be 4 wires around the screws, only the 3 (ground/black/white)

[@armandogomez2677]

Dumb question but can you use both outlets or only the top one is active ?

[@MARKYLANDUSA]

You can use both, no problem