Why are these receptacles so difficult to plug into?
I just moved into a new apartment with these weird receptacles that make it very difficult to plug anything in. Is there a trick to these? Or is it normal for it to be extremely difficult to plug into them?
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I just moved into a new apartment with these weird receptacles that make it very difficult to plug anything in. Is there a trick to these? Or is it normal for it to be extremely difficult to plug into them?
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I just moved into a new apartment with these weird receptacles that make it very difficult to plug anything in. Is there a trick to these? Or is it normal for it to be extremely difficult to plug into them?
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I just moved into a new apartment with these weird receptacles that make it very difficult to plug anything in. Is there a trick to these? Or is it normal for it to be extremely difficult to plug into them?
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They are tamper resistant. The secret is to insert the plug squarely into the receptacle. The two little doors inside have to be pushed at the same time by the prongs of the plug.
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Well you are the owner of a newer type of tamper resistant outlet, it's great to have a safe home but I have been asked to remove these as in other newer code required devices that cause problems and many folks hate! With all the arc fault and GFCI requirements for almost every outlet in New construction I think these are , well shouldn't go there. But yes I have been asked to remove them but they are code now so only the home owner can do this. A licensed electrician can loose there license even if it is in an elder home with no kids. Since its "the law" or code to have tamper outlets try wiggling the plug back and forth to get these pieces of crap to open... Oops let my personal feelings about Nanny State come through since almost circuits are protected by GFCI or AFCI these outlets are a problem for many home owners.
In my personal opinion if the circuit is GFCI protected these are absolute waste. Especially when I have had to replace several after different home owners tried different methods including hitting the back of the plug with a hammer she is ok but luckily it was a GFCI protected outlet , the cord on the food processor and outlet are dead.
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Ed BealEd Beal
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I am less troubled by the Nanny State than by the shoddy manufacture of these devices. They should work much better than they do. Not rocket science. I would use a swinging gate with the 2 prongs 20 degrees askew, you insert the plug at that angle and twist it straight to move the gate and line up the slots. Pivot point would be the ground pin.
– Harper
34 mins ago
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I agree with @Harper; requiring the safety feature is valuable, but the implementation is abysmal. My Lutron outlets are nigh impossible to use without a WHOLE lot of force. Why, why, why?
– Daniel Griscom
29 mins ago
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They are tamper resistant. The secret is to insert the plug squarely into the receptacle. The two little doors inside have to be pushed at the same time by the prongs of the plug.
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They are tamper resistant. The secret is to insert the plug squarely into the receptacle. The two little doors inside have to be pushed at the same time by the prongs of the plug.
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They are tamper resistant. The secret is to insert the plug squarely into the receptacle. The two little doors inside have to be pushed at the same time by the prongs of the plug.
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They are tamper resistant. The secret is to insert the plug squarely into the receptacle. The two little doors inside have to be pushed at the same time by the prongs of the plug.
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Well you are the owner of a newer type of tamper resistant outlet, it's great to have a safe home but I have been asked to remove these as in other newer code required devices that cause problems and many folks hate! With all the arc fault and GFCI requirements for almost every outlet in New construction I think these are , well shouldn't go there. But yes I have been asked to remove them but they are code now so only the home owner can do this. A licensed electrician can loose there license even if it is in an elder home with no kids. Since its "the law" or code to have tamper outlets try wiggling the plug back and forth to get these pieces of crap to open... Oops let my personal feelings about Nanny State come through since almost circuits are protected by GFCI or AFCI these outlets are a problem for many home owners.
In my personal opinion if the circuit is GFCI protected these are absolute waste. Especially when I have had to replace several after different home owners tried different methods including hitting the back of the plug with a hammer she is ok but luckily it was a GFCI protected outlet , the cord on the food processor and outlet are dead.
answered 58 mins ago
Ed BealEd Beal
32.9k12146
1
I am less troubled by the Nanny State than by the shoddy manufacture of these devices. They should work much better than they do. Not rocket science. I would use a swinging gate with the 2 prongs 20 degrees askew, you insert the plug at that angle and twist it straight to move the gate and line up the slots. Pivot point would be the ground pin.
– Harper
34 mins ago
1
I agree with @Harper; requiring the safety feature is valuable, but the implementation is abysmal. My Lutron outlets are nigh impossible to use without a WHOLE lot of force. Why, why, why?
– Daniel Griscom
29 mins ago
add a comment |
Well you are the owner of a newer type of tamper resistant outlet, it's great to have a safe home but I have been asked to remove these as in other newer code required devices that cause problems and many folks hate! With all the arc fault and GFCI requirements for almost every outlet in New construction I think these are , well shouldn't go there. But yes I have been asked to remove them but they are code now so only the home owner can do this. A licensed electrician can loose there license even if it is in an elder home with no kids. Since its "the law" or code to have tamper outlets try wiggling the plug back and forth to get these pieces of crap to open... Oops let my personal feelings about Nanny State come through since almost circuits are protected by GFCI or AFCI these outlets are a problem for many home owners.
In my personal opinion if the circuit is GFCI protected these are absolute waste. Especially when I have had to replace several after different home owners tried different methods including hitting the back of the plug with a hammer she is ok but luckily it was a GFCI protected outlet , the cord on the food processor and outlet are dead.
answered 58 mins ago
Ed BealEd Beal
32.9k12146
1
I am less troubled by the Nanny State than by the shoddy manufacture of these devices. They should work much better than they do. Not rocket science. I would use a swinging gate with the 2 prongs 20 degrees askew, you insert the plug at that angle and twist it straight to move the gate and line up the slots. Pivot point would be the ground pin.
– Harper
34 mins ago
1
I agree with @Harper; requiring the safety feature is valuable, but the implementation is abysmal. My Lutron outlets are nigh impossible to use without a WHOLE lot of force. Why, why, why?
– Daniel Griscom
29 mins ago
add a comment |
Well you are the owner of a newer type of tamper resistant outlet, it's great to have a safe home but I have been asked to remove these as in other newer code required devices that cause problems and many folks hate! With all the arc fault and GFCI requirements for almost every outlet in New construction I think these are , well shouldn't go there. But yes I have been asked to remove them but they are code now so only the home owner can do this. A licensed electrician can loose there license even if it is in an elder home with no kids. Since its "the law" or code to have tamper outlets try wiggling the plug back and forth to get these pieces of crap to open... Oops let my personal feelings about Nanny State come through since almost circuits are protected by GFCI or AFCI these outlets are a problem for many home owners.
In my personal opinion if the circuit is GFCI protected these are absolute waste. Especially when I have had to replace several after different home owners tried different methods including hitting the back of the plug with a hammer she is ok but luckily it was a GFCI protected outlet , the cord on the food processor and outlet are dead.
answered 58 mins ago
Ed BealEd Beal
32.9k12146
Well you are the owner of a newer type of tamper resistant outlet, it's great to have a safe home but I have been asked to remove these as in other newer code required devices that cause problems and many folks hate! With all the arc fault and GFCI requirements for almost every outlet in New construction I think these are , well shouldn't go there. But yes I have been asked to remove them but they are code now so only the home owner can do this. A licensed electrician can loose there license even if it is in an elder home with no kids. Since its "the law" or code to have tamper outlets try wiggling the plug back and forth to get these pieces of crap to open... Oops let my personal feelings about Nanny State come through since almost circuits are protected by GFCI or AFCI these outlets are a problem for many home owners.
In my personal opinion if the circuit is GFCI protected these are absolute waste. Especially when I have had to replace several after different home owners tried different methods including hitting the back of the plug with a hammer she is ok but luckily it was a GFCI protected outlet , the cord on the food processor and outlet are dead.
answered 58 mins ago
Ed BealEd Beal
32.9k12146
answered 58 mins ago
Ed BealEd Beal
32.9k12146
answered 58 mins ago
Ed BealEd Beal
32.9k12146
answered 58 mins ago
Ed BealEd Beal
32.9k12146
32.9k12146
1
I am less troubled by the Nanny State than by the shoddy manufacture of these devices. They should work much better than they do. Not rocket science. I would use a swinging gate with the 2 prongs 20 degrees askew, you insert the plug at that angle and twist it straight to move the gate and line up the slots. Pivot point would be the ground pin.
– Harper
34 mins ago
1
I agree with @Harper; requiring the safety feature is valuable, but the implementation is abysmal. My Lutron outlets are nigh impossible to use without a WHOLE lot of force. Why, why, why?
– Daniel Griscom
29 mins ago
add a comment |
1
I am less troubled by the Nanny State than by the shoddy manufacture of these devices. They should work much better than they do. Not rocket science. I would use a swinging gate with the 2 prongs 20 degrees askew, you insert the plug at that angle and twist it straight to move the gate and line up the slots. Pivot point would be the ground pin.
– Harper
34 mins ago
1
I agree with @Harper; requiring the safety feature is valuable, but the implementation is abysmal. My Lutron outlets are nigh impossible to use without a WHOLE lot of force. Why, why, why?
– Daniel Griscom
29 mins ago
1
1
I am less troubled by the Nanny State than by the shoddy manufacture of these devices. They should work much better than they do. Not rocket science. I would use a swinging gate with the 2 prongs 20 degrees askew, you insert the plug at that angle and twist it straight to move the gate and line up the slots. Pivot point would be the ground pin.
– Harper
34 mins ago
I am less troubled by the Nanny State than by the shoddy manufacture of these devices. They should work much better than they do. Not rocket science. I would use a swinging gate with the 2 prongs 20 degrees askew, you insert the plug at that angle and twist it straight to move the gate and line up the slots. Pivot point would be the ground pin.
– Harper
34 mins ago
1
1
I agree with @Harper; requiring the safety feature is valuable, but the implementation is abysmal. My Lutron outlets are nigh impossible to use without a WHOLE lot of force. Why, why, why?
– Daniel Griscom
29 mins ago
I agree with @Harper; requiring the safety feature is valuable, but the implementation is abysmal. My Lutron outlets are nigh impossible to use without a WHOLE lot of force. Why, why, why?
– Daniel Griscom
29 mins ago
add a comment |
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