Removal of Electrical Wire Insulation

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    • 1). If the electrical wire is already installed in the wall or ceiling, shut off all power to the room at the main fuse box before touching the wires.

    • 2). Look at the end of the electrical wire and estimate the size of the actual wire inside the plastic insulation. Locate the hole on the wire-stripping pliers that corresponds to the diameter of the wire.

    • 3). Open the pliers and place the electrical wire in the diameter hole that you selected. Close the handles of the pliers tightly.

    • 4). Rotate the pliers in a circular motion around the wire once to cut through the plastic insulation. Then hold the wire firmly in one hand and push the pliers away from you to strip the plastic insulation off of the wire.

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