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On Aug 22, 5:17 pm, albee wrote:
On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:07:21 GMT, (Doug Miller)
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Indeed, they were backstabbed, and after getting
done with re-wiring them


Good wiring techniques call for series connected devices to be
pigtailed to the primary wires. Shame on all you experts for not
mentioning this. The reason is obvious: when a replacement or repair
is necessary it can be done in mere minutes with greater reliability
it is claimed. Through wiring (using both screws on the side of a
receptacle, for example), is the mark of an amateur. HTH

Joe