Where do you get those big fat plugs for extension cords?

[Robert Bannon]

I want to fix a half dozen or more 120VAC (USA) extension cords, all with molded on connectors, both male and female by putting on something like this:

I'd like to replace them with those big fat meaty ones like those you see in a hospital.

Googling, they're pretty expensive at $20 to $40 each!

Lowes has not as good ones for $5 to $7 each:

Just curious if I can get the hospital grade plugs at about the Lowes price?

Any suggestions?

[philo]

Probably better to replace the whole cord but if you do replace either the plug or receptacle do not cheap out.

I used such things on my job. Since I retired a few years ago I forgot which brand names are which but those black and white ones will last for years. The yellow ones can melt.

[Ed Pawlowski]

You won't. Amazon has them cheaper than Grainger though. Everyone has them cheaper than Grainger.

[hubops]

Sorry - I don't know what to suggest - but - " hospital grade " probably means something important to those people in hospitals - and those people who SELL to hospitals .. < might explain the price point > It doesn't necessarily mean that it's the best thing in the freezing dark barn with livestock stomping on it ... I like the yellow rubbery ones - from the hardware store. John T.

[philo]

Note: The yellow ones I said melted are not the rubbery type

I looked up the ones not to get, the brand is P&S Pass & Seymore they are yellow and hard plastic. Hopefully they are not made anymore.

The good ones are Hubbell (Black and white)

[micky]

I know where you can get them. Go to the corner of 4th and Center St. and find a guy in a knit hat named Snake. Tell him Micky sent you and he'll fix you up. Bring cash.

[micky]

Good company. I had a telescope by them and it lasted a long time.

[Paintedcow]

Check yourself into a hospital. Bring a large suitcase, and pack a wire cutter and screwdrivers.

While you're staying at the hospital, begin removing plugs and packing them in your suitcase...... :>).

[philo]

LOL

[philo]

Best to sneak into a room where someone is on life-saving equipment. When you pull the plug they won't snitch

[Stormin' Norman]

Harbor freight has some decent male and female cord end connectors at a reasonable price, see:

If you absolutely must have hospital grade connectors, you can get the best deal buying them used on eBay.

[CRNG]

On Tue, 15 Nov 2016 00:40:05 -0000 (UTC), Robert Bannon wrote in

No.

[John G]

Hospital grade devices and fittings vary in price by manufacturer. Leviton is probably the least expensive with Hubbell probably being the most expensive. Reardless, hospital grade devices will be much more expensive than commercial grade devices.

I would go to a local electrical supply company and see what they have.

John Grabowski

[gfretwell]

Hospital grade makes little sense once you get away from health care facilities. Like everything else in a hospital, there is a big lawyer tax attached. A good spec grade or commercial grade is fine and they sell them at the big box. They are still more than the bare minimal listed plugs you buy at HF type places and far more than some that have questionable listing stamps or no listing at all.

[clare]

You don't need hospital grade - which are overpriced - but you DO need a quakity plug. Hubbell makes good ones (as well as cheap ones) Leviton too. PLUG PREMIUM GRADE WHITE 20A 250V

LEVITON PLUG PREMIUM GRADE WHITE 20A 250V Product # LET5466C

Hubbell HBLHBL8215C HUBBELL WIRING DEVICE-KELLEMS PLUG STRBLADE ANGLE 15A 125V Product # HBLHBL5266CA Just for starters.

[clare]

Why bwould he do that. EVERYBODY knows it's cheaper to buy on-line. (except most often it is NOT)

[bob haller]

i have boughht some hospital grade plugs from home depot.....

after all even hospitals need to replae plugs sometimes

[Dean Hoffman]

Have you looked at Woodhead brand?

[Ameri-Clean]

Here is a source for hospital grade and low cost:

and search for SS-8266 (plug at $4.31) and SS-8269 (receptacle at $5.12). Minimum order $25.00 plus shipping.

[Robert Bannon]

Harbor Freight have HFT brand plugs for 3 bucks.

How is HFT as a company?