I'm replacing an outlet and came across this wiring, which I had not seen so far in any other outlet in my house. It's not pigtailed, both neutral are just shoved into the same terminal. Should I mimic this in my replacement or do something different?
Electrical – Double neutral wiring
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Best Answer
It doesn't look like they shoved 2 ends under the screw - that would be very shoddy indeed. It looks like they stripped insulation off about 1" of the wire mid-run, and looped it around the screw. That's legit.
If you need to cut that for some reason, either pigtail or cut it dead in the middle and get a "screw-and-clamp" type recep, which allows 2 wires per screw. Easy peasy.