A functional but fiddly repair which was time-consuming and, as is often the case, the damaged socket was the one in the least accessible position. A pair of Back Box Savers for faceplate raise, tilt or lower saves the installer the time and trouble of replacing the back box.

Back Box Repair Clip - Electrical 4 Less The Back Box Repair Clip - Electrical 4 Less

The threads in the lugs securing the socket or switch to the back box can strip, meaning the socket cannot be firmly fitted.Eager to find a quick fix to a common problem, Pete ‘Monty’ Monfort, Director at Arena Training Centre and Monty Electrics, reviews the Back Box Repair Clip. New to the market, a simple product designed to replace a broken lug OR thread to the inside of a metal back box.

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This allows the clip to have the up and down motion, meaning that the face plate can be levelled if the clip isn’t positioned exactly in the centre of the box. Change country: -Select- Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Republic Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Islands Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Cook Islands Costa Rica Cyprus Czech Republic Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia Gabon Republic Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Republic of Croatia Republic of the Congo Reunion Romania Rwanda Saint Helena Saint Kitts-Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines San Marino Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Suriname Svalbard and Jan Mayen Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City State Venezuela Vietnam Virgin Islands (U.Done it many, many times, put the front on square, drill through the front with a 3mm bit and into the back of the box, drilling into the brick behind a little, throw the bit away afterwards if blunt-its about 50p. F-Gas (Fluorinated gases) government regulations specify that a limited number of products can be sold in the European Union that contain F-gases which have been linked to climate change. You can accept all cookies, reject all cookies that require your consent or manage your preferences. I'm not a big DIY person but I can do sockets so now I can't screw a screw in as the fixing has fallen off I didn't know what to do. Please let us know should you like to discuss anything and we’ll get you in touch with an electrician who can provide a professional advice!

Backbox Repair Clip Backbox Repair Clip (Pack of 5) - CEF

We set our apprentices the task of lashing some wire to the clip and tied it to a heavy chair to see if it was able to take the load. Then use the tap to make a nice new threaded hole in the back of the box, long screw and jobs a goodun. It appears this bit of the back box is held in by two hooks and a little wedge to take the pressure when screwing in (which to me seems to be a design flaw). Read more about the condition New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging (where packaging is applicable).I recently undertook an EICR at a property where I removed a socket front in the kitchen and, in doing so, discovered the threaded lug at the side of the metal back box had sheared off. The awards are recognition for those manufacturers and suppliers that have made a real difference to the electrical contractor’s ability to get the job done efficiently, safely, and professionally, whether this is in the form of innovative products, tools or time-saving solutions.