Originally posted by Bill Addiss:
In all fairness I think I've seen as many loose screws on receptacles as loose back-stabs. And I've also seen many "Industrial Grade" Devices that failed because they were poorly installed. I will admit to ocassionally using them also, but not as a rule, and have never seen a problem with any I've done.
Does anyone have any evidence that these are bad news or just hearsay?
Bill
Thanks, everyone (I think!) When I first started doing this, I thought that push-ins were agreat idea-fast, less space, etc. I always gave a tug to check, and then about a year ago, 2 receptacles failed the test with barely a pull. Avoided them ever since.
