"David Nebenzahl" wrote in message
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I'm here to say that the conventional wisdom that one gets here--that
"backstabbed" wiring is bad, evil, and always leads to failure--may
not be correct.

Agreed, but that doesn't make them preferable. They're used to save
money, mostly by electricianls.

The opinion one reads here most often is that this is an inferior
wiring method that must always be suspected when there are electrical
problems, that it should be avoided and that it should be corrected
if found.
I'm not sure that's correct.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Backtabs are not a ticket to charing
more money for fixing what ain't broke.


First of all, it is an approved, UL/CSA tested, and, most importantly,
code-approved (US building code) wiring method. If it was as all-fired
bad as folks here claim, why would it still be allowed? After all, the
building codes tend to err on the side of caution.

All irrelevent: Those are safety standards and the only thing they test
for is that they meet their specs, won't create a shock hazard or a fire
hazard. They could care less if they stopped working and sometign
opened 3 hours after installation. As long as there's no safety hazard,
they will be passed.


Let the brawling commence.

It's a pretty stupid person that posts something only to see the
outcomes of a few who will bit on the troll bait.

Twayne`