Easiest Electric Outlet to Install in 100 Years - Safest too!

This outlet changes everything about how quickly & safely installing an electric outlet can be. It took over 100 years to get to this!

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[DMSparky]

As an electrician I think you missed one of the most important features. The larger plastic tabs on the top and bottom of the receptacle allow it to sit flush with the wall better.

[DonOWNY]

$24.99 for a 10-pack seems like a no-brainer. Never heard of these before this video, so thank you as always for giving out some amazing information! You'll be over a million subscribers in no time!

[tcstudio]

I see they also have it for their wall switches too. Hard to believe they are the same price as their old style outlets and switches. Great job Leviton!

[flboy]

As a DIYer who doens't install outlets often, but just installed 5 of them, these look awesome! I'm going to try these on my next reno. I wish they had more options, like GFI and non-shuttered.

[kws]

Over the years I have installed at least a 1000 outlets. This style of terminating an outlet is a huge improvement. The shutter that prevents you from just poking something into the outlet, That's what all the outlets in England had when I lived there 45 years ago.

[rat_boy_u]

I've been an electrician for 11 years now. I really think these lever connectors are far superior everywhere in industry. We have been using them extensively in din rail terminals and they are great. Screw connections tend to come loose and the lever connections stay tight. They apply consistent torque throughout their entire life.

[in_significant]

As an electrician, I like this design. The hold down tabs for wire terminations will need the test of time to see if these really hold up. Wagos initially had issues but I believe they’ve been ironed out over time. The biggest thing here is the time saving during installation, and if you install thousands of these on a project you will save labor. Just need to weigh the costs of labor versus material overall. I’d say this is a win for the industry overall.

[MediocreMillennial]

Wow, this is nifty. As an aggressively inexperienced DIYer, this is the kind of thing that will give huge efficiency gains along with significant safety improvements. Thanks for sharing!

[calamity]

I'm not an actual electrician, but I've had to replace a couple of wall outlets. These seem pretty cool! I'm not gonna go out of my way to rip out all of my existing outlets, but if they make one with USB ports as well, I'd genuinely consider grabbing a few.

[LarsonX]

You're absolutely right on all three counts for this being well worth the extra spend for a quick, easy and safe installation. I especially liked the gauge on the side to indicate how much should be stripped off the wire. Great stuff! Oh, and I liked the driver utility with all the bits in the handle. Thanks for a great video!!

[Unknown-pcyq]

I think this is a great product. I can see my elderly father still being able to fix problems at his house with these much easier than the old style.

[christianjorgensen]

Anything that makes electrical or plumbing simpler and better gets an A+ from me! I love this new product! You Mr Silver Cymbal Sir, get an A+ too 😃👍

[tamer]

I like these even at the higher price than standard outlets and switches. I've been using the Wago connectors for about a year now and they're great. Especially the inline connectors. My house is over fifty years old and a lot of the wires have been cut back over the years during renovations leaving them too short for easy connections. The inline connectors are perfect for correcting that issue.

[jamesh]

Lic Electrician here.The lever system is an improvement over the old backstabs(never use) in that it puts more pressure on the wire.But the contact area(very impotant to the ampacity of the connection) is still too small.I also never use wagos on anything that might see more than 5 amps, so for instance, the inside of light fixtures.This should never be used to pass through a circuit.Splice the circuit through with a high pressure conical spring wire nut like a bucannan B2(W/correct wire twist and length) and include a pigtail to connect to the outlet.These terninals do not provide as good a connection as traditional screw terms and the saved time in wiring for me is less than one minute.
You mentioned correct wire length, but didnt mention that for this type of connector it is important that the wire also be very straight, clean and unknicked.For screw terms it just needs to be unknicked.
These are quite pricey.
They are bigger than a traditional style and take up more cubic inches.This might not be an issue but very often it is(depends on the size of the box and what all is in it already) and can make installation a real pain or sometimes impossible.
I pass on these.

[ianfraser]

Sparkies where I live use screws only, connections are visibly varifiable and hand tensioned, this is Commercial and Industrial, I'm not saying its not done, I worked the industry for 18 years. In my house, the insertion style has failed causing shorts but the screw side remains usable and solves the problem. If I were to use this style, I'd want the exact patent the company from Europe uses that many on here are explaining the differences and their proven longetivity. Personally, I'll stick with the screws, I take proven over greatest and best and easiest. Good video, informative.

[infernoerrooke]

These are the best thing ever I bought some for my house last week! I changed 15 outlets in less then an hour. The longest part was removing the old outlets!

[jamesjunction]

Thats actually really cool. I am definately going to use these next time I have to replace a receptical or switch. I can't wait for them to come out with a GFCI versions.

[neosmith]

Thanks for this video! I never knew about these and like someone else said... "$24.99 for a 10-pack seems like a no-brainer." i agree! Sadly though, home depot is out of stock right now, but when then do come back i plan on getting a few boxes! I love the fact that they are also "baby proof!"

[reasonrockers]

in germany, there is virtually nothing else except clamps. only that we have been using them on sockets for well over 20 years. as well as switches, dimmers and junction boxes. everywhere we only clamp. even on many fuses. but it's nice to see that you are also making progress in development.

[hiltonian_]

In my experience, the safety shutters are effective at preventing anyone from plugging anything in. Absolutely maddening.