Originally Posted By: lfranklin This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
This has nothing to do with home inspection.
How many of you electrician still wrap electric tape around a receptacle before putting it back in a box 
And is this a good or bad practice 
Seen it a lot with the metal box but not with the plastic unless it's an older sparky.
Originally Posted By: Greg Fretwell This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
It’s a great idea if you use the tape that gets hard and crunchy but a real pain in the butt if you use the tape than gets gooey in a few years.
Personally the only justification can see is for people who plan on working boxes hot. If you turn off the breaker I see no advantage. There is nothing in the code about it one way or the other and I have never seen a manufacturer say you should be doing it.
Originally Posted By: Greg Fretwell This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
I haven’t really been able to establish a pattern for what tape gets gooey. I have had some no name tape hold up fine for years and 3M that I spent a lot of money on turn to goo in my toolbox within a year.
Originally Posted By: rbeam This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
if you do wrap the outlet be sure to LAY the tape around the outlet. pulling the electrical tape tight will cause the end of the wrap to come loose resulting in a 2-3" tail of tape in the box. if pulled very tight the tape wrap will creep off the back of the outlet.