Blacklane wrote:
If you're going to install residential outlets in an RV, at least don't use the screws on the side: use the spring-loaded quick connect kind. Vibration can loosen screws, causing huge risk of arc and fire. That's why RV electrical devices have the punch-down connectors and self-contained boxes that are made to hold the wires in-place.
Is that why my twist-lock power inlet had completely loose screws? Has anyone ever checked those screws? They are right there in the wall waiting to light things up. I replaced the ridiculous thing with hard wiring the first year when I found the fire hazard.
I don't agree with the wires coming loose when under screws, there are numerous screw connections in a trailer. Properly tightened, my opinion is that they will be just fine. The problem is cheap and easy installations and sloppy workmanship. The self-contained devices only exist to save money for the manufacturer.
