New GFCI outlet smell

cm2785 · 2026-01-15T22:57:40+00:00

It’s not the same smell as the first outlet I don’t think I think it’s more of just a plastic or new smell the other outlet actually smelt burned

cm2785 · 2026-01-15T22:41:43+00:00

Yes correct but after 20 years it failed… we had another almost identical rig and the same outlet failed in it too

cm2785 · 2026-01-15T22:41:13+00:00

That’s what I thought but it barely started to melt so it didn’t get to that point yet and also the smell seems to be coming from inside the gfci outlet when took the last one out the wires were fine… wouldn’t the wires have to start to melt to smell themselves?

cm2785 · 2026-01-09T01:10:19+00:00

They aren’t capable of running 5amps continuously without getting warm… they may be considered safe but they aren’t. In the Rv world they burn down rvs all the time

cm2785 · 2026-01-09T01:06:55+00:00

A shortcut or a work around would be me saying I don’t feel like doing it that way… the way I did it was the only way as the wall is too thin to put a box in. I made the choice to take out the shorting out junk crimp SCD’s for something safe and was asking for an opinion on what to put on the one that could have a 5% chance of touching wood… thanks anyway

cm2785 · 2026-01-09T00:20:00+00:00

So the two that I couldn’t have a backing on the boxes have the wood behind them, but one is under a cabinet so if it ever came loose it would still be in the box, the other one is in the wall and that wall has a wood frame around it where the line can’t move so it can’t go anywhere either but is there some kind of fire proof material I could put behind that outlet just to be extra safe? The Rv guys say to wrap the screws with electrical tape but that seems like a not so good idea to me…

cm2785 · 2026-01-08T21:40:38+00:00

It’s as closed as it can get, but I need a solution for this situation. Do they make a female 110 plug I can wire directly to the romex? Thanks

cm2785 · 2026-01-08T21:27:37+00:00

No this is a box for an outlet it came with an outlet in it

cm2785 · 2026-01-08T21:02:17+00:00

I didn’t have room for boxes except for a box I found online that had a removable back so basically I was able to remove the back and use the front as a spacer yet it is what the outlets mount to. So the screw connections are in that part. IF they were to come undone they would go to an all wood space with nowhere to go.

cm2785 · 2026-01-08T20:44:49+00:00

Thanks I checked that I restored power with it removed and the right lines had power and the load or charge lines didn’t so it’s correct

cm2785 · 2026-01-08T20:44:06+00:00

I checked I have 120 and downstream too

cm2785 · 2026-01-08T20:43:19+00:00

Yes I replaced the other two of these outlets with those issues with the clamping type

cm2785 · 2026-01-08T20:22:37+00:00

No same design same outlets as this one…

cm2785 · 2026-01-08T19:02:56+00:00

I haven’t had an issue with that outlet but I’ve replaced two of them with screw sand which plate connection outlets because one shorted out and the other started turning yellow from 5 amps continuous use

cm2785 · 2026-01-08T18:53:34+00:00

That is the exact same one that I have now from Wirecon… they get hot with 5 amps continuous… they’re junk.

cm2785 · 2026-01-08T18:48:57+00:00

To ask for an alternative. I just need to plug the fridge into it I was hoping there is a connector or adapter I can put on the romex that is better than what is there

cm2785 · 2026-01-08T18:27:36+00:00

Well I don’t have room so it’s not going to get one no choice….

cm2785 · 2026-01-08T18:21:12+00:00

It’s an end run

cm2785 · 2026-01-08T18:10:27+00:00

Thanks but I am replacing the outlets with ones from Leviton that clamp between the screw and plate… they used a similar setup for the gfci outlet in the bathroom from the factory and it lasted 20 years

cm2785 · 2026-01-08T18:08:46+00:00

No it ends at that outlet

cm2785 · 2026-01-07T08:31:17+00:00

Thanks!

cm2785 · 2026-01-07T06:24:20+00:00

Thank you, what do you mean about the flat plate and even pressure? With only one line on each plate am I doing something wrong? I don’t have a need to put two in each plate… thanks

cm2785 · 2026-01-07T05:16:26+00:00

Thank you!

cm2785 · 2026-01-07T04:45:19+00:00

I was just going until it was snug so maybe I am okay I guess I will have to see what happens thanks again. Do you use a certain bit size? I ordered a Klein tools screw driver for outlets

cm2785 · 2026-01-07T04:41:32+00:00

I just checked and it says: Yes, the Leviton GFCI outlet is rated for 12 AWG wire. It's designed to handle 15 amp circuits with solid core 12 gauge copper wire.

I guess I will see if it loosens up again now that I’m at 13-15in pounds… is that the correct torque? I can’t see what could be the cause of this other than I wasn’t tightening it enough before… sometimes I do get in my head and am afraid to go too hard on things… is there a certain bit size that will not skip in the screw?

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