x5 Back Box Repair Clips Replace Damaged Threads or Lugs on Installed Electrical Metal Back Pattress Boxes

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The clip has been designed to instantly replace a broken thread or lug, on the inside of metal UK electrical back boxes. New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging (where packaging . Back Box Saver allows the back box still to be used, by overlaying a reinforced nut onto the stripped lug to provide a secure fixing for the screw to engage.

The threads in the lugs securing the socket or switch into the back box can strip, meaning the socket cannot be firmly fitted. New to the market, a simple product designed to replace a broken lug OR thread to the inside of a metal back box.Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. Albania, Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bosnia and Herzegovina, British Virgin Islands, Bulgaria, Canada, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guernsey, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Jersey, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Martinique, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Montserrat, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Republic of Croatia, Romania, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Ukraine, Vatican City State, Virgin Islands (U. The current solution — replacing the back box just because of a stripped lug — is time-consuming and costly, especially if the wall is re-decorated. After all, a big oven switch, for example, can take some pressure, so I was sure the clip would just slip off eventually.

This enables face plate levelling if the clip isn’t positioned exactly in the centre of the box, this replicates the feature of all UK metal back boxes.

This enables face plate levelling if the clip isn't positioned exactly in the centre of the box, this replicates the feature of all UK metal back boxes. 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. A badly installed electrical back box can result in a socket faceplate that is too high, too low or sloping. I believed there must be a way to repair or replace the faulty back box without damaging the wall, a solution that could save electricians time and money.

faceplate screw can re-used in most cases even if the thread has been damaged as the Back Box Saver has been designed to overcome this problem. Back Box Saver allows the back box still to be used, by overlaying a reinforced nut onto the stripped lug to provide a secure fixing for the screw to engage. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.A pair of Back Box Savers for faceplate raise, tilt or lower saves the installer the time and trouble of replacing the back box. 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. COMES IN PACKS OF 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 15, 20, 50, 100 Pack of 1 = 1 Back Box Repair Clip Pack of 5 = 5 Back Box Repair Clips This Back Box Repair Clip is a great solution designed to replace broken lugs or thread on the inside of a metal back box. These were previously manufactured from electroplated brass, meaning if you over-tightened you would likely strip the screw thread, but not the lug. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

The threads in the lugs securing the socket or switch to the back box can strip, meaning the socket cannot be firmly fitted. 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. Quick and easy solution thanks to the Back Box Repair Clip this is a great solution designed to replace broken lugs or thread on the inside of a metal back box.

After removing all snags from the inside of the back box, the clip simply pushes on with ease, and due to the tensioning and calibration of the clip, it will remain firmly and securely in place. We are happy to help and get for you any information you require by contacting manufacturers and suppliers. PE Editor, Richard Bowler said: “Our annual awards are a great way to reward those companies that have come up with excellent ideas to help electrical installers and businesses overcome common problems in their everyday work, or to open up new profit streams.