backstab is terrible, but its there and people use it. I always purchase commercial spec grade, they have no backstabs so after i leave i feel confident no ass will add a cct to the backstabs. If we want to rid the world of it we need to start a petition
Customer reporting pool pump not working. Only getting 1.6V at the receptacle, all others showing 120V. One wire in it, so obviously last one on the circuit. Went to the one before it, found this. All of them backstabbed. Reterminated them all before I left
I’m not an electrician, but I always found the backstab a terrible idea, compared to the screw connectors…
On receptacles it generally is a bad idea. Things being plugged & unplugged all the time makes for little micro movements of the device that will wear at the thin connection and over time cause a problem. It’s not as big of a problem for switches, not as much movement and beating around
The only time I used backstab was when working for a boss who timed me.
“If you’re taking longer than a minute a plug, you’re not going to last!”
