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Extra wire to do pigtails for outlet...splice romex?

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To install the GFI outlet I have to pigtail the white together and connect them to the terminal and same with the black but where do I get the extra little wire to go from the pigtail to the terminal? Do I just splice open a romex cable or do they sell individual red/black, white 12awg wire for this?
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J. V.
joed said:
You can usually put two wires under a screw on a GFCI. They have back wire terminals and allow a wire on each side of the screw.
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Correct. If there are only two wires each, no pigtailing is required.
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