How to Fix Bad Recessed Outlets
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- Опубліковано 19 жов 2013
- Austin shows two ways to fix Bad recessed outlet problems in this simple to follow handyman style tips.
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This is the voice of the narrator in your head giving you instructions for a mission.
7 yrs & the video remains relevant. One of the best recessed outlet fixes available.
I love the grandure of the over the top echo. Thank you for making this video. Effective, thorough, simple, and funny at the same time
I had this problem with 2 recepticals in my house. I knew there had to be a quick fix. thanks. I enjoy the videos
Thank you sir! Straight to the point, no b.s talking, effective and well done.
Thanks, Austin. Your clear and simple video has demystified my longstanding problem with recessed outlets.
Here I am learning this really useful skull 7 years later. Thank you!
Last year when we moved into this new house, I had to do both of your tips for at less 8 of the boxes. They for some reason put a second sheet of sheetrock on the three walls and all the boxes were deep inside. The plates looked so bad, I just had to fix them. So as I was painting I fixed the boxes. Looks good now. You also did a great video, people can follow it and really understand what you are doing. Thank you.
Posted over 6 years ago and still helping people out!
Went to replace a bunch of outlets and switches and most of them are not sitting flush with the wall. Now thanks to you I'll be able to fix them quickly!
Thank you!
This is exactly what I needed to know. Our electrician didn't anticipate quarter-inch tile on our kitchen backsplash. Your instructions are so clear. Thanks!
Concise and to the point without alot of drug out explanation. I'm stopping by Home Depot on my way home from work today to get supplies to fix my outlets. Thanks for the video!
Thank you!! We bought a house and some of the outlets are awful! It drives me nuts to look at these outlets popping out and the plates just shatter because they are not on right.. this video made my day! Going to start fixing them one by one with your instructions! thanks!
Straight to the point with clear instructions. You're a true pro.
im an avionic technician (electrician for aircraft), and i to wire my church. after the dry wall install, a few outlets were recessed. i was handcrafting shims to use. i didnt know that u can actually buy shims for this purpose. thnx a million. this video was a learning process for me
Thank you, sir. I really appreciate this instruction. I'm still rebuilding from Hurricane Harvey, and I didn't know what depth to set them before putting up the damn drywall. I hate trying to build my house back by myself, but people like you, will to share their time and expertise, has been such a blessing to me. Thank you.
Austin, you are the TRUTH, brother! I was racking my brain trying to figure out why I was having such a hard time replacing sconces in my dining room. After much tribulation (several hours), it dawns on me that the round electrical boxes were too far in the wall and that's why the mounting brackets and fixture plates didn't fit. I went to Home Depot and picked up the longer screws, the shimming plates (2 sets: One metal and one plastic, just in case) and the outlet spacers (also, just in case). I spoke to the electrical guy in HD. He was skeptical of your method, but it worked like a charm! Though you fixed sockets and I lighting fixtures, I still leaned how to correct my problem. After I added the shim plate on the box along with the mounting bracket. I had the new sconce up in 5 minutes! Thanks for your help!
I have this exact issue and i was on my way to Lowes to buy longer screws and i figured i would check out youtube first. Life Saver! thank you!!! *****
Thank you, Sir! I said to myself, "I bet somebody on UA-cam can show me the smart way to get these things flush." You did not disappoint!
Bob same here!! Haha
Same. I didn't put the thickness of drywall into the installation of my boxes.
Fantastic! Who knew they even made shim plates for boxes? Love YouYube and love do it yourself guys like this!
I was about to use washers, but looked up to see if there was a product available. And sure enough.
@@Monuments_to_Good_Intentions same as me 😁
Very clear. Thank you. No jabber, no wild music! Very helpful.
Great! Provided the fix for the exact problem I was having. Appreciate you sharing the knowledge.
how to know if the oulets are bad or the on off switch button? I have 4 outlets don't work in my house. sshould I just replace the outlets?
Thanks so much for this video. I was about to hire someone to fix my outlets. I can now do it myself. Thank you so much.
Thank You for this!! Never knew they made any type of shims for this problem . Now I can fix some problem outlets I've had for years
Well done, good time length. Good description of what was happening!
Thanks so much for this handy tutorial! I appreciate your knowledge.
Thank you! This is exactly the issues I have. Keep them coming.
Super demonstration of this commonly needed fix!! Thank You 🙏🏾
Thanks so much for making helpful videos like this. I installed decorative beadboard and didn't take into account for the gap it would create. Still trying to decide between these shims or the box extender I saw in some other video. Now I know I have a solution for the other outlets in this house that are flexing too much and just slightly recessed for sure.
Cool Idea on the metal box ring!!!! Ive used the plastic ones for years
Great job,! Nice job explaining the materials needed, and the video of you actually doing the work
This video was very informative and easy to follow. I'm happy that I'm able to now know how to fix my outlets. Thank you! :D
Great job. I am a realtor and this issue always shows in the home inspections. Now I know who to get it fixed.
wow, you just solved my problem of over aggressive sheet rockers who pushed a few outlet boxes back so they were too recessed for the wall plate. thank you very much!
Thank you kindly, means another trip to the store but with quick solution thanks to you.
You really explain it professionally. Thank you.
Great job 👏🏼 👍🏼!
You’re the man!
Greetings to you from Memphis, Tennessee!
Good video. You can break off the ears from the plugs for a tighter cover plate install when you install them over the metal backing plate. Thumbs up. Cheers from Canada.
Wow, great video! You just made my life a lot easier. Thanks!!
You are a life saver! Thank you so much for a great video.
Thanks so much! Have several in our house, didn't know until we had a house inspection, now I can change the problem..
Thanks a bunch. This was an extremely helpful video.
Thank you so much for the video. You made what I thought was impossible, possible.
Awesome.... I redid our kitchen back splash and had this problem. Now I can fix it and it will look awesome🙏🏻👍 thank you for sharing
I have always made my own spacers. An electrician showed my dad and he showed me. Find a piece of 14 gauge Romex and strip off all the insulation so all you have are bare conductors. Take a 16d nail and wrap the wire around it so it looks like a spring. The screw holding the outlet in place slides right in side the coil. Cut off what you need put the screw through it an tighten it to the box. It is copper so if you are using a metallic box the ground path is maintained. Through the rest of the coil in your bag for the next job. Works great and generally there will be wire scraps laying around.
I use the refrigerator's 1/4" water line (plastic) as spacers, works better than romex, cut them into 5in strips and put them in my misc. case.
@@ThePainkiller3666 yes they are easier to use but they are nonconductive
I break off the outlets "ear" tabs and use them as spacer washers.
@@bobsue3639 I can't swear to it but I think one of the purposes for those ears was to catch the drywall and hold the outlet flush. It works if the cut out is the right size. Most of the time you need more than 4 washers. I've done that and it works good.
I just cut red wall anchors to length I need .. always works great .but I've done it your way as well
gave me exactly the answer I was looking for. Thanks for your post!!
Hi, you did a great job. This information was very helpful and just what I needed. Thank you for posting.
Awesome tutorial! Finishing basement and had a sheetrocker do a shoddy job on a few outlets.
Very helpful! Thanks for taking the time to prepare this!
Yes sir I enjoyed it and learned from it. Thanks for the clear illustration.
Trying to do some DIY project. I put 1/2 in sheet rock over some existing brown wood paneling. Had a huge gap issue with all the outlets in the room. Thanks for showing how it gets done. !
helping people years later. thanks for sharing!
Awesome! I knew there had to be a fix for recessed recepticles.
You saved me a lot of work. I built an attic room and nailed the boxes into the studs, but forgot to leave them out a bit to pull through the drywall. I thought I'd have to tear them out and redo them. Phew!
I've got one of those recessed plugs and had planned to replace it which I am not looking forward to. The wire is old and very stiff. But now I see there is another way to do this. Thank you
Thanks! You just saved me a ton of troubleshooting and work.
I like how you keep the camera nice and close to the outlet so that I can see better. The last video I viewed regarding crooked outlets the camera was too far away. Therefore I "liked", subscribed, and tapped on the notifications"bell"as well.
This was exactly what I needed to know! Built a new shop and had placed all the boxes based on the stop (for sheet rock) & we placed OSB sheathing which was thicker. So, I now know about "outlet shims".....yeahhhhhh!! Off to fix them.....
Awesome!!! I used the plastic extenders for my outside light fuxture to ensure it was flush mounted.
This just made my Lise a whole lot easier and saved me some money!
Great way to show how to do things correctly! Thanks !
I really liked the 1st solution you used. Thank you!
Excellent..Just what I needed For my shed..Keep up the good work
Glad I could help
Thank you so much, just what I needed and so easy.
Thank you...made it look simple and quick.
TREMENDOUS! Thank you very much for your help!
Thank you sir for this, I appreciate your work on this channel and I hope you good chance
Thanks for the tips! Great video! You are a life saver!
So simple but yet so effective. Wow!!
Great video! Thanks for posting!
Thank you! Now, I know how to fix my recessed plugins and light switches.
Sweet, pretty helpful for the problem I have. Thanks!
Exactly what I needed to see. Thx
His video was exactly what I needed. Thank you so much.
Amazing simple solution. Thank you
Outstanding video... Thank you
I always align my trim scews with the slot straight up and down because I could not sleep at night knowing they were just twisted to some random angle.
Excellent! And thanks to show others how to do it. From an Electrician
Thank you
Great video good advice. The shaky hands freak the shit out of me as an electrician though. Stay safe.
Loved it . Thanks for the advice.
Great video. Now I can go fix my plugs/switches!
It's really disappointing when you have to fix other people's mess. That's a great idea with the shim. That never crossed my mind.
Coming behind a low bidder. It's all too common. So many customers only look at the number and never consider the quality or lack of it attached.
Thank you! One of my biggest pet peeves when you pay a LOT of money for a new house!
Very appreciative. I enjoyed it
Wow, I should have looked this up years ago. Thanks.
Slick job sparky I like the shims better their quicker , on the other hand the plate extension is nuts accurate
Great video. I've always wondered how to do this correctly...
I’ve used those little yellow plastic spacers even before I found this video. They kind of work to add some “stiffness” but are fiddly. They tend to spin around or fall off when driving the screw. But they work.
One other thing, I just noticed you slightly loosened the screws holding the receptacles to the box, then put the cover plate on. What I like to do (I’m not an electrician or expert) is loosen those screws just a tad so they hold but so the receptacles can still be shifted around. Then “dry-fit” the cover plate to align the receptacles and shimmy it around so they are centered and square. Then remove the cover plate, tighten the holding screws, then install the cover plate. Just a method I taught myself.
I might go back and try the “shim plate” on an outlet where the 60-year-old box had broken and wouldn’t accept the screw. I replaced the box but whoever cut the drywall cut it too long so the “wings” don’t stand off firmly to the back of the drywall. A 4-inch plate is still too small to correct this. I think if I can find the plate in a single-gang 4-11/16 that might do the trick. (I saw 2-gang plates in this size at Menard’s but I can’t remember if they have single gang in this size). Plastic would be even better if I can find that to avoid the risk of contact with the wire terminal screws.
thanks for posting, helped a lot
Sounds like the voice of God. God is a hell of electrician!
Electricians are the oldest trade.
@Scott Luther What was the first thing God said when He created the universe?
I think it’s more of a priest.
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Where GOD come into pictures 😂🤣 here...??
Thanks for the video, that really helped!
That was super helpful, thanks!!!
It took me 7+ years to find this video..thanks
Fantastic. Thank you for sharing
God giving recessed outlet solution instructions.
So simple. So effective.
Thanks for the video. It seems simple enough to be a DIY job. My house is 169yrs old and the outlets are almost all significantly recessed. Looks like I'm buying a bunch of metal plates lol
while it's a good thought and a quick fix, it would never pass an electrical inspection because the box is recessed too deeply behind the drywall to meet the code, you would actually need what they call an extension ring or what most electricians call a goof ring, where the ring has side and top walls that penetrate into the box surrounding the device preventing electrical contact with the drywall, plaster or tile and not just a flat plaster ring and a none grounded one at that. yes i know that the device that is attached to the p-ring is grounded but in the code, the p-ring itself would have to be intentionally grounded by an approved means and the goof rings are plastic so no grounding is needed. and as for the plastic spacers those thing they are proud of them they are expensive when you can just take a good length piece of insulated 14 AWG wire and coil it up tightly and cut to length and use that as a spacer behind the goof ring.
Those plastic spacers are super easy to use. In contrast (and I just did this recently), coiling up 14 awg wire to the correct length is a bigger pita. Just wanted to comment on that one very specific thing you said. Nothing else, just that one thing.
@@glasshalfempty1984 don't coil to length. coil more than you need and cut to length. i usually coil enough to get several uses from it. and i've found that if you cut just a little long its seems to work better, yet if it's still too long you can still cut some off. do it a couple of times you'll get the hang of it. plus its always on hand and it's free, you don't have to go to the store to buy it.😎
@@chaser9363 When I use the spacers they're all the time falling off while I'm trying to get the screw going...ugh...PIA. So I'm gonna try that coiled wire idea. Thanks for the tip. I think those round nose pliers are finally going to come in handy.
@@stevenrheeter6005 i have a klein round shank phillips head screwdriver that has like a 1/4" stud sticking out at the hilt of the handle that you stick the end of the wire in to start wrapping it around the shank to make the coil. but you should be able to do it with just a regular round shank phillips head screwdriver w/o the stud.
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thanks for your video it was really useful!!
Thanks a bunch, very helpful.
Thank you for the help brother!