Back Box Saver Pack of ONE

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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. 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.

The quality of materials they provided for us in the support of our patent application was superb, and we feel we have developed a long-term relationship with them. Thanks to the Back Box Saver, one installed on each of the two back box lugs, allows the faceplate to be raised, lowered or tilted by plus or minus 5mm. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item.Back Box Saver Solution: 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. Upon talking with colleagues and other people in the industry, it was noted that this was a widespread problem that domestic and electrician face regularly. faceplate screw can be re-used in most cases even if the thread has been damaged as the Back Box Saver has been designed to overcome this problem. Both can be embedded into the wall or mounted on top, concealing wiring for improved safety and a wire-free space.

Saved me the mess and trouble of entirely replacing a switch's back box in our newly decorated kitchen - I'd over-tightened one screw like an idiot (on a switch with a crowded box - a 2-way dimmer). If the back box is already installed, the time and cost of reinstatement and redecorating can be huge. The blue sleeve was far too big, green sleeve wouldn't open wide enough to get on to the lug of the 60 year old back box. We found Innovate approachable, interested and extremely helpful when we approached them about the BBS1. There are a lot of other products out there but not sure if the those can be installed on metal boxes set in block/plaster walls like the one I have?Socket back boxes are available from top trade brands with different knockout options for easy cable entry. It allows a standard switch or socket to fit into its electrical back box when the threads on the back box have become damaged, whilst providing the additional facility to raise or lower or tilt the faceplate, as required. New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging (where packaging . If the item comes direct from a manufacturer, it may be delivered in non-retail packaging, such as a plain or unprinted box or plastic bag. You can fit a back box the same way in a wall that has not been decorated but you do not need to be as careful when doing it.

BBS1 is intended to eliminate the need to replace electrical boxes which have become damaged due to the stripping of the metal fittings. Back Box Saver 1” plans on offering a range of installation accessories and electrical installers in the future. We only selected brands that matter to ‘sparks’ and ourselves, as hands on electricians, we love the concept of Back Box Repair Clip and the time, labour and cost saving solution it provides.Watched the video, thought to myself, this is exactly what I need to fix our light switch, as the threads in the back box were shot from 60 years of house DIY work. When developing the overall concept, the design had to require no special tools, be safe and easy to use. This section has hundreds of instructional videos showing how to do the easiest of DIY related jobs right up to a full bathroom refurbishment. Remove as much of the swarf from behind the enlarged hole as possible - otherwise the new nut will not sit square and will be harder (or impossible) to thread. I've been] replacing sockets and switches around the house for aesthetic purposes and really didn't want to have to start replacing the back boxes.