Cord retainer to receptacle

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I swear that I've seen a product like this but can't find it.

I have a 5-20P cord on an UPS but, it's so bulky and easily bumped that it occasionally unplugs from the receptacle. The UPS end isn't an issue. Need something to hold it in.

We cannot change it to a L5-20P.
 
nhfire77 said:
We cannot change it to a L5-20P.
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Why not? I realize some people might claim it to be a UL listing issue, but really that's way down the list things I'm going to worry about.

Is there some reason you can't drill a couple holes in the receptacle wall plate and run some wire ties through it and secure the plug that way?

I have seen plugs that have a lug on them that goes underneath the hold down screw of the cover plate. Don't know if you can buy them separately
 
petersonra said:
I have seen plugs that have a lug on them that goes underneath the hold down screw of the cover plate. Don't know if you can buy them separately
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Wall warts powering critical applications, like alarms, often have such a hold down provision too. If they are also three wire or polarized two wire they can only be properly mounted in one specific receptacle on a duplex receptacle. They will not work with a single receptacle.
 
petersonra said:
Why not? I realize some people might claim it to be a UL listing issue, but really that's way down the list things I'm going to worry about.

Is there some reason you can't drill a couple holes in the receptacle wall plate and run some wire ties through it and secure the plug that way?

I have seen plugs that have a lug on them that goes underneath the hold down screw of the cover plate. Don't know if you can buy them separately
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I could just use one hole zip ties and screw down but, thought there was a commercially available device and that looks sloppy, imo. This is the male end of a cord not a wall wort

we are working in the same electric room as it and are sick and tired of bumping into it and disconnecting AC power to a critical piece of equipment (I'm not going to get less clumsy any time soon). It's not that the receptacle is loose, I'd just Change it out. The cord end is so big and heavy it's easily breaks contact if just slightly pulled out/down. Normally no one is going to be near this and it will be fine when we leave- another month.
 
How about getting a short, heavy extension cord w/ a wall hugger plug, and then if necessary, tape the big plug to the extension cord.
 
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