Electrical Outlet Help

I don't know if it's a good thing or not, but I had the same problem and simply used some dry-wall screws to secure the duplex fixture to the box. It's still working.

Larry.

Thanks Larry,

Use different screws.... That's one of those slap-my-head Doh! kind of answers. Just what I needed :)

One of the nifty blue plastic boxes? Just curious.

Joe

Hi Joe,

That's where my mind went to first, but I wanted to avoid all the work of swaping out the box and then fixing the wall ('cause I know I would damage the drywall) ;)

Thanks for the reply,

-Keith

He means was it a plastic box that striped out.

I don't think using like a #6 sheet metal screw would be a problem either.

Thanks, Tony D.

a longer screw with a nut on it

Keith:

KA> We have an outlet that has come away from the wall. Well the faceplate KA> and plug are. The two longer screws that hold the plug to the box KA> seem to be stripped. Is there a way to fix this short of replacing the KA> whole thing and fixing the wall?

Is it a metal box or plastic one? If a metal box need to get a self-tapping screw a hare larger than the original. If plastic a bit easier: should be able to get a self-tapping or sheet metal screw a hare larger than the original (think they're #6).

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