Fasten the pigtail wires to the outlet, then join the wires with wire connectors. The bare copper goes to the ground screw (green), the white to either of the silver terminals, and the black to either ...

Locate the circuit breaker or fuse that controls the outlet you plan to replace and shut off the power to the circuit. Plug a lamp, radio or the GFCI tester into the outlet to test for power and make ...