Receptacles cannot be secured to raised or flat covers

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Originally Posted By: jtedesco
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Surface mounted receptacles are no longer permitted to be secured to covers by a single screw.




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Originally Posted By: Ryan Jackson
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I wrote this very item up today on a commercial final icon_smile.gif

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Originally Posted By: lfranklin
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Please explain.

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Originally Posted By: ekartal
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Single screw allows for easy movement of the cover.


Erol Kartal

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Originally Posted By: Blaine Wiley
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This is on commercial applications only, right?

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Originally Posted By: jtedesco
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Also, when that single screw loosens up and disappears this will be the result and people will still use it.


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Originally Posted By: Bob Badger
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Not just commercial applications, all applications.


However this is a fairly recent change, Joe may be able to tell us what year this change was made.

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Originally Posted By: dbozek
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Bob…I do believe it was the 99 code

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