Gosh fellas... I'm embarrassed, I apologize for going to far with this...

The stress of trying to get this music festival miracle accomplished is driving me bananas...

I never intended to take it out on any of my friends here...

Mr. Hixson first ingrained into my thinking that back plugging was a very bad no-no...
I've encountered about a half dozen failures in these receptacles... They're easy to "fix" too, just remove the recept, wiggle the wire and presto! put the recept back in... but the corrosion over time from the weak joint will rear it's ugly head again... Maybe not so quietly the next time... It will get worse with every "fix"... Who knows how many countless DIY'ers "fix" these type recepts in this manner.

Plus with the usual 47 other questionable techniques that usually go hand in hand when I see them (Circuits overloaded with extension cords everywhere, etc...) seem to complicate the matter.


-Virgil
Residential/Commercial Inspector
5 Star Inspections
Member IAEI