Backstabbing: electrician says all outlets in home should be replaced?

[westward10]

It is interesting as a double receptacle if connected to the same circuit (they can be split by removing the tab between the screw terminals) you can connect four conductors into separate terminals.

 

[Mark Wright]

I'm sure William Shakespeare would have approved init.

 

[Strima]

So when will we see those sort of terminations becoming common in the UK?

It would certainly speed up installation time.

 

[Mark Wright]

Seems a stupid question but are the screws on the side actually in direct contact with conductor - e.g do they become live!?

 

[westward10]

Yes it is one piece of metal. This link shows you the construction and the tab between the terminals which you break off to create separate receptacles.

What does it mean if an electrical outlet is 'backstabbed'? - Quora

www.quora.com

 

[DPG]

As above, sounds like a fairly high power (and obviously inductive) vacuum cleaner is being repeatedly plugged/unplugged while switched on.

 

[Mark Wright]

I suppose the screws on the side must be live for the other method of termination - just Exposed conductive part - Totally Live! if the socket became loose and someone tried to put it back touching these big screws with no barriers - that's it - seems a bit hazardous design.

 

[DPG]

I suppose the screws on the side must be live for the other method of termination - just Exposed conductive part - Totally Live! if the socket became loose and someone tried to put it back touching these big screws with no barriers - that's it - seems a bit hazardous design.

Some of the US stuff seems a bit behind our stuff to be honest. No offence intended to Megawatt.

 

[Mark Wright]

Sorry to go on, just hard for me to get my head round just totally exposed conductive part on the side with no Barrier :O and not like a metal enclosure a totally live! screw on the side.
Rant over I think .......

 

[davesparks]

Sorry to go on, just hard for me to get my head round just totally exposed conductive part on the side with no Barrier :O and not like a metal enclosure a totally live! screw on the side.
Rant over I think .......

It's not that hard to get your head around, it's similar to how you might have expected things to be in this country 60 years ago.