Repair Clips - Fix Loose Outlets and Switches - Electrical Wall Box Repair Clips - 10 Pack

This is an awesome product that is much easier to use than replacing the entire electrical box.

I'm always amazed to find a product that solves my problem just perfectly and this is one of them. My 80s condo has outlet boxes whose plastic has become incredibly fragile and the screw holes just dissolve. These little clips slot in perfectly and let me attach the outlet securely. They're expensive, but definitely worth their price.

A little difficult to install but once I figured it out, It worked perfectly. I didn’t have a stripped screw issue. This was a 3 gang metal box that was secured to a beam on one side, but because the box was old and actually segmented (it looked like three 1 gang boxes interconnected), the opposite side was loose and pulled partially out of the wall when you pulled out a plug. When I inserted this item on that side, it tightened that side flush against the sheet rock wall. I have been unable to fix this box for over a decade. This saved me a lot of aggravation in removing the old box and installing a new one.

I had a loose outlet and this worked exactly as it needed too. I needed to bend the edges apart to fit around the edge of the box, but it took 5 minutes to repair it from start to finish.

it works, but difficult to install

As you can see from my first two images, I had a messy four-gang box with lots of wires and connections. The far right slot had both screw holes broken, and one of them had a broken screw in it. No idea how or when that happened (probably 40 years ago when the house was built as we're the original owners and haven't touched this box before today), but I was ready to rip everything out and start with a new box as there was no way to secure the new switch to the box.No need to do so with this product -- two, $2 clips, and it's good as new.The instruction sheet that's in the box is too small and has poorly contrasting images to be of much use. I suggest the vendor add a QR code on the box with a link to product information and, especially, the video on the product page. Much easier to see how to install the clips on either plastic or metal boxes from the short video found on the product page.They may seem expensive at about $20 at the time of our review but that's about $2 each for the box of ten. Compare that to the cost of replacing a box and you will quickly realize the value.

These actually work perfectly when the screw hole is snapped off the plastic box. It grips fairly strong, was disappointed when it came loose the first time I pulled a plug but the outlet was brand new (tight). If gentle it will be fine.

It could be extremely frustrating to clip it to your junction box, but once you make it, this product can save the day.In addition I found the screws that come with Leviton outlets are so soft that their threads strips easily going through the bolt hole. Everbilt 6-32 works quite well instead.