Duplex Receptacle + Nightlight

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I feel like I must be missing something, but does anyone know of a decent duplex receptacle that has a built-in nightlight?

I've used this GFCI model, Pass & Seymour 1595NTLTRWCC4, which has a better light than a lot of standalone nightlights I've seen:
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That one is great for bathrooms, but it seems like overkill to put a GFCI in the hallway just to get the night light. For some reason all of the other lighted receptacles I've been able to find have only a single receptacle outlet. This probably goes without saying, but of course it needs to be a TR receptacle as well.
 
blargh said:
I feel like I must be missing something, but does anyone know of a decent duplex receptacle that has a built-in nightlight?

I've used this GFCI model, Pass & Seymour 1595NTLTRWCC4, which has a better light than a lot of standalone nightlights I've seen:
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That one is great for bathrooms, but it seems like overkill to put a GFCI in the hallway just to get the night light. For some reason all of the other lighted receptacles I've been able to find have only a single receptacle outlet. This probably goes without saying, but of course it needs to be a TR receptacle as well.
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I have yet to see what you are describing.

For the price, why do you feel it is overkill?
 
Yes, Pass & Seymour makes them--- [h=1]TradeMaster Decorator Hallway Light & Single Receptacle, White - TM8HWLWCC[/h]
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svh19044 said:
He is asking about a light which has two receptacles...ala duplex. That one is (obviously) a single outlet with a light taking up the other half.
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Yeah but if it is for a hallway you probably don't need two places to plug into. I assumed he meant a duplex device but I didn't read the post well.
 
Dennis Alwon said:
Yeah but if it is for a hallway you probably don't need two places to plug into. I assumed he meant a duplex device but I didn't read the post well.
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Your logic doesn't match that of a woman's. One plug is for the things that make homes smell like crap, and the other is for the vacuum.

Or I have also had many customers who want to use the carbon monoxide plug in detectors and still have a receptacle available. I just use the gfci night lights in cases like this, as the price is relatively speaking, cheap.
 
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svh19044 said:
Your logic doesn't match that of a woman's. One plug is for the things that make homes smell like crap, and the other is for the vacuum.

Or I have also had many customers who want to use the carbon monoxide plug in detectors and still have a receptacle available. I just use the gfci night lights in cases like this, as the price is relatively speaking, cheap.
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If the homeowner needs that many openings in the hallway, install a 2 gang box with one

nightlight recptacle, & one duplex recptacle. Three openings, C O detector,vaccum, & air freshner.
 
John120/240 said:
If the homeowner needs that many openings in the hallway, install a 2 gang box with one

nightlight recptacle, & one duplex recptacle. Three openings, C O detector,vaccum, & air freshner.
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Too much of an eyesore...But really, you can't plug in anything next to most co detectors so your suggestion with that and the air freshener wouldn't work anyway.

I think what the original poster is asking for is reasonable, and wouldn't be a challenge for a manufacturer like p and s. But until that happens, the gfci is cheap enough to install without hesitation.
 
svh19044 said:
Too much of an eyesore...But really, you can't plug in anything next to most co detectors so your suggestion with that and the air freshener wouldn't work anyway.

I think what the original poster is asking for is reasonable, and wouldn't be a challenge for a manufacturer like p and s. But until that happens, the gfci is cheap enough to install without hesitation.
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So you install a GFCI in the hallway for the glow of the green light ? Seems like a waste to me.

Whatever floats your boat.
 
In all honesty, a single receptacle with a nightlight would probably be just fine. It's not like it will get heavy usage. And yes, the GFCI is plenty cheap enough to just go for it. As I said in the original post, I just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something somewhere buried in the back of the parts catalog.
 
svh19044 said:
Your logic doesn't match that of a woman's. One plug is for the things that make homes smell like crap, and the other is for the vacuum.

Or I have also had many customers who want to use the carbon monoxide plug in detectors and still have a receptacle available. I just use the gfci night lights in cases like this, as the price is relatively speaking, cheap.
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IF I want my house to smell like crap I simply leave the door open while my hubby is on the jon, otherwise, the night light and single receptacle has been a big hit in some of the homes here that are for the elderly. You meet the receptacle requirement while having an additional light at night.
 
It seems to me that P&S did offer a greater selection for their new line of 'modular' devices .... then the "tamper resistant" silliness got started, and disrupted the dickens out of things.

Likewise, Hubbell and Leviton DID once offer 'illuminated' duplex devices .... but those seem to have gone away as well.

Now .... some editorial comments ....

I've used the P&S single recep / night light devices. They're quite well thought out; there is a light sensor in them, so they don't light up during the daytime ... and the light actually dims as light levels increase in the room. They give out just the 'right' amount of light - enough to see, but not so much as to blind you in the middle of the night.

Illuminated receptacles? I love the idea ... how often have you groped for a receptacle behind a couch or headboard? It's also a quick way of telling if there's power to the circuit. Then again, I'm one of those goofy folks who also likes illuminated light switches.
 
Put a dimmer on the overhead light - dim it down for night light and install regular duplex receptacle. That is even easy conversion for existing.
 
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