On Tue, 23 Jan 2007 06:59:00 -0500, Nate Nagel
wrote:

Humble Tom wrote:
On Mon, 22 Jan 2007 20:03:45 -0600, Chris Friesen
wrote:


Humble Tom wrote:


First I like spec grade stuff, and I also switched over to decora,
they are automaticly upgraded.

Hmm...at Home Depot at least the decora receptacles appear to have
identical guts to the "regular" receptacles. They didn't even carry
spec grade decora receptacles.


I just went down to check the left overs I have. I found only
switches, but both cooper and leviton say they 'spec grade'. I didn't
see anything on the box, but the yokes had the imprint. Sorry these
were switches not receptacles.

tom @ www.MedJobSite.com



I recently did something similar to "ChrisCoaster". Kitchen, bathrooms,
and garage/shop got spec grade receptacles. Rest of the house got the
cheapies.

Chris

They do sell ones that at least look like spec grade, but not in
contractor packs. If you buy the 10-packs you get the cheap ones. I'm
only talking about Lowe's here though as I've started to avoid HD, more
hassle than it's worth to go there.

nate


I look for the words on the actual receptacle, plus the failures I see
with regular recepatcles is premature cracking around the ground
prong. Decora's have a little more meat there for me.

As for lowes verse HD, I prefer Lowes, at this time since it can
change, I run into happier Lowes workers than home depot ones.

Just an observation.....

tom