I was watching the great fount of knowledge U tube and one electrical guy said to always wrap the devices - switches / receptacles with tape before mounting them in the box. My lame question is how common is this?
replying to Tekkie®, Iggy wrote: Unfortunately and unbelievably, it's not common at all, outside of my work I've never seen it. I've done it since this century and had numerous electricians compliment the practice and state what a great idea it is, regardless of metal or plastic box. Much safer for everyone and even another, although slight, wire retainer.
I know guys who have to remove that gummy crap later are not so thrilled and I have never seen it done by a professional. I suppose they know I might want it unwrapped so I could inspect the terminals if it was.
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It helps careless guys to not short devices to ground or grab a live wire shoving the device into the box, but real electricians don't do it.
Probably more common in the south. It would definitely be a red flag that an idiot had wired the building.
If you wait long enough electrical tape is not gummy at all, just a strip of plastic.
Depending on the tape that won't happen in your lifetime - perhaps not in your kid's or grandkids' lifetime either.
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