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[omgLYNX]

Sounds good to me. It's got a screw on them outlet backing to clamp down the wire?

Well, on the left side there's two clamping points, two points on the right side, and ground on the bottom left of the outlet. Not sure if that's what you mean.
If it helps, it's a Leviton BR15-WS outlet.

[Falcon Red]

Ah I think I see it now, yeah if it clamps down you're golden

[omgLYNX]

Ah I think I see it now, yeah if it clamps down you're golden

Just make sure to not have any overhang/excess wire after the clamping point.

[Falcon Red]

Exactly. Don't want any inadvertent shorts.

[omgLYNX]

Exactly. Don't want any inadvertent shorts.

I think that may have been the original issue.
Also, the color doesn't really matter on the wire, right? (the color of the casing)

[Falcon Red]

Keep this article in mind, and you should be good
If you have questions let me know. You'll definitely have a black wire there involved and a green wire, there may be a third as well. If you want to double check, all of your outlets should be wired the same way so they can be used as reference, but again, feel free to PM me of course as well.

https://www.familyhandyman.com/list/...e-colors-mean/

[omgLYNX]

Keep this article in mind, and you should be good
If you have questions let me know. You'll definitely have a black wire there involved and a green wire, there may be a third as well. If you want to double check, all of your outlets should be wired the same way so they can be used as reference, but again, feel free to PM me of course as well.

https://www.familyhandyman.com/list/...e-colors-mean/

Well, hot are black wires, and my ground is bare. When I went to the hardware store, the only wires I could find were 14g Solid copper with a black casing and 14g solid copper with a green casing. So, since my hots are black and my ground is bare, green is going to have to work because I really don't have many other options.

[Falcon Red]

Well keep in mind, all of the wiring is the same. Bare does typically indicate ground, but so does green. The only purpose of the color coding of the insulation is to help the technician determine that particular wires purpose in the circuit. Just makes the wiring in the house readable. If you wanted to be chaotic you could use the black wire for the ground and the green for the power and confuse the masses xD.

[omgLYNX]

Well, the only reason I needed to get wire was to extend the existing neutral wires because the ends of said wires have become one with the receptacle.