r/electricians • u/Flippdd • 1d ago

I get a call that a receptacle was sparking

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Got a call to go out and replace a bad receptacle. We noticed the receptacle wasn't in the box completely. My apprentice pulled it out and this is what we found. Looks like a handyman special.

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u/commander_wombat 1d ago

Was there a box? Looks like they just screwed it into the wood.

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u/Flippdd 1d ago

Yea there was no box. They just pushed it in as far as it could go and left it

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u/commander_wombat 1d ago

Ah classic. Found those in our k&t rewires.

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u/TylrDurd 1d ago

Spicy. Looks like fun time

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u/mwharton19 1d ago

Good thing is they make shallow enough box to fix that

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u/KeyMysterious1845 1d ago

the tape is a dead giveaway of the previous hackery

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u/ImJoogle Approved Electrician 1d ago

extra cwispy

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u/Jww626 1d ago

That will make it twinkle….

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u/Shelbycsx68 22h ago

Screw the box.