Tamper resistant receptacles are now required for all new homes. If you have kids in the house and you are changing outlets, it makes sense to change to the new tamper resistant outlets.
Turn off the power to any circuit you are working on. Remove the old outlet and make sure you can identify what wires go to the gold colored screws. Mark these wires with tape if needed.
If you are working on a 15 amp circuit, replace the outlet with a 15 amp outlet. If you are in a kitchen or an area that has a 20 amp circuit, you would replace that outlet with a 20 amp outlet.
Connect your hot wires to the gold colored screws and the neutral wires to the silver screws. If you have a ground wire, connect it to the green screw.
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