Dorothy
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I just passed my rough-electrical inspection on the house I'm building but the inspector made me promise to crimp together the ground wires in each electrical outlet box (where there are 2 or more ground wires). It was the only thing I didn't know I was supposed to do before he came out. I bought the crimper tool and the little barrel crimpers, but would like to see or have described EXACTLY how it's done, ie, how long should the wires be in front of the crimp and how much wire behind the crimp in the back of the box. I know I have to leave ONE wire LONG to fasten to the ground screw. Do I twist the bundle of wires tightly, or NOT twist them before I crimp them? Is there a video of this procedure anywhere? I want to do a perfect job. Thanks, Dorothy
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