did I do that?

[John Dirks Jr]

Three prong receptacles installed throughout the 1944 row home with original un-grounded cables, then this;

Drywall screws into drywall to install receptacles over excessively recessed boxes.

I pull my tester out and the receptacle comes with it.

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[John Kogel]

Good catch, John. Lucky it revealed itself to you so readily.

As you know, there is a knock-out box designed for holes like that, so it won't break anyone's heart to fix that.

[hausdok]

Now that you've damaged that one receptacle the seller is going to blame it all on you and will expect you to pay to have every receptacle in the house brought up to code.

ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!!

Mike

[John Dirks Jr]

Now that you've damaged that one receptacle the seller is going to blame it all on you and will expect you to pay to have every receptacle in the house brought up to code.

ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!!

Mike

Wouldn't that be a hoot. I'd be laughing anyway. The buyer tried to push it back in. I told them to just let it hang. The rest is history as far as I'm concerned.