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THE EASY FIX - Use the Box Doctor to fix stripped, loose and damaged electrical boxes without damaging your wall. Many wall boxes become loose over time. Plastic boxes .
After getting in the attic, I saw where the joist where the box was nailed on had twisted and pulled the box upward and the decorative cover had kept it from going up, .
Plastic gets brittle when it gets old and if the tabs break off, the box should be replaced. On a newer box, you can hoik on the tabs all day long . I have found that this is most often caused by someone using a drywall screw instead of the 6-32 or the box is old and the plastic has turned brittle. How do you make the . And when that happens, your simple receptacle-swap job has become a complicated gang-box replacement project. When working with stripped-out holes in brittle boxes, I prefer to tap the hole with the next size up, . I'm working on an old plastic box as part of a reno. I needed to pull out one 12/2 wire and replace it with another. Unfortunately the plastic tab broke as I was pulling it out.
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Now I've completed the tiling and realize that the box won't work as designed. Behind the metal tab is a plastic channel that will accept a larger screw but I'm worried that the .
THE EASY FIX - Use the Box Doctor to fix stripped, loose and damaged electrical boxes without damaging your wall. Many wall boxes become loose over time. Plastic boxes can become brittle and suffer from broken and stripped screw holes. Metal boxes can strip or rust. After getting in the attic, I saw where the joist where the box was nailed on had twisted and pulled the box upward and the decorative cover had kept it from going up, therefore breaking the box. Is this an isolated incident or has others seen it before?
Plastic gets brittle when it gets old and if the tabs break off, the box should be replaced. On a newer box, you can hoik on the tabs all day long and they don't seem to fatigue easily. – AdamO I have found that this is most often caused by someone using a drywall screw instead of the 6-32 or the box is old and the plastic has turned brittle. How do you make the repairs, what is involved and how long does it take?
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It's tough, but brittle. If you're careful, you can break the box apart without damaging the ceiling. If you have a hole saw, you can probably drill out around the rivet heads you see in the back of the box and it will come right out.
And when that happens, your simple receptacle-swap job has become a complicated gang-box replacement project. When working with stripped-out holes in brittle boxes, I prefer to tap the hole with the next size up, which usually means bringing it from a #6-32 up to a #8-32. — David Schmid; Indianapolis, Ind. From Fine Homebuilding 328. RELATED .If you insist on using the plastic boxes, then you will have to use a screwdriver and hammer to knock the square door in first, then grab the flap with a pair of linesmen pliers and twist it until it separates from the box. Plastic box, 2 screws out the back with plastic anchors (I've had bad luck with the Tap-cons on brick), perhaps silicone. That is how electrical is installed in foam / concrete homes. I'm working on an old plastic box as part of a reno. I needed to pull out one 12/2 wire and replace it with another. Unfortunately the plastic tab broke as I was pulling it out.
plastic electrical box tabs broken
Now I've completed the tiling and realize that the box won't work as designed. Behind the metal tab is a plastic channel that will accept a larger screw but I'm worried that the brittle plastic will crack and then I'll really be up you-know-what-creek. I know that the best repair is to pull the tile off the wall and THE EASY FIX - Use the Box Doctor to fix stripped, loose and damaged electrical boxes without damaging your wall. Many wall boxes become loose over time. Plastic boxes can become brittle and suffer from broken and stripped screw holes. Metal boxes can strip or rust.
After getting in the attic, I saw where the joist where the box was nailed on had twisted and pulled the box upward and the decorative cover had kept it from going up, therefore breaking the box. Is this an isolated incident or has others seen it before? Plastic gets brittle when it gets old and if the tabs break off, the box should be replaced. On a newer box, you can hoik on the tabs all day long and they don't seem to fatigue easily. – AdamO
I have found that this is most often caused by someone using a drywall screw instead of the 6-32 or the box is old and the plastic has turned brittle. How do you make the repairs, what is involved and how long does it take?
It's tough, but brittle. If you're careful, you can break the box apart without damaging the ceiling. If you have a hole saw, you can probably drill out around the rivet heads you see in the back of the box and it will come right out. And when that happens, your simple receptacle-swap job has become a complicated gang-box replacement project. When working with stripped-out holes in brittle boxes, I prefer to tap the hole with the next size up, which usually means bringing it from a #6-32 up to a #8-32. — David Schmid; Indianapolis, Ind. From Fine Homebuilding 328. RELATED .If you insist on using the plastic boxes, then you will have to use a screwdriver and hammer to knock the square door in first, then grab the flap with a pair of linesmen pliers and twist it until it separates from the box. Plastic box, 2 screws out the back with plastic anchors (I've had bad luck with the Tap-cons on brick), perhaps silicone. That is how electrical is installed in foam / concrete homes.
I'm working on an old plastic box as part of a reno. I needed to pull out one 12/2 wire and replace it with another. Unfortunately the plastic tab broke as I was pulling it out.
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