Ironically, I'm a stickler on a lot of things... but bid jobs get res grade Leviton (unless otherwise noted beforehand) and T&M jobs (residential) have to specify if they want spec.

Commercial always gets spec.

Never had a call-back on a Leviton either (The GFCI that went bad was an Eagle)... but I've only been in business three+ years.

I always replace recepts used heavily during construction with brand new ones, even the GFCIs and not just the "downstream" duplexes.

It's hard enough to compete without spending three to five times what the competition is on materials.

BTW, Leviton recommends 12 in lbs on any screw terminal not otherwise marked on their devices. That is not very much torque at all. Devices will tend to weaken and break when over-torqued.

[This message has been edited by sparky66wv (edited 02-06-2003).]


-Virgil
Residential/Commercial Inspector
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