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7x Outdoor plugs all on one circuit, all back-stabbed. Pool pump plugged in on the last one in the circuit. (i.imgur.com)
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[–] tarsn 2 points 2 years ago

They always fail spectacularly. I've seen countless melted receptacles, usually due to a backstab connection and a high power load plugged in downstream. Since I'm in Canada, space heaters are one of the worst culprits.