Shouldn’t Do This, but…


Hi All,

I just finished moving into my new apartment. The landlord is a little touchy about certain things. For example, he was opposed to my wanting to store boxes in the basement, of all things. Today I spent the day unboxing stereo equipment. Anyhow, I have a Cruz First Maestro receptacle and I want to switch that out with the original  but I don’t have access to the fuse box in the basement. I’ve switched out receptacles with the electric on before but I hate doing it. Any advice or words of encouragement?

Thanks!

goofyfoot
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@muzikat Thanks for the encouragement, I switched it out today. Honestly, given what it looked like when I took the original receptacle out of the wall, I likely made things much safer. 

use insulated needle nose pliers and screwdriver.  That's what I do if  I work with something hot.

@goofyfoot White is neutral, black is "positive."

I replaced the positive first. White, Black and then Ground.