Legrand Quick/Click boxes

[Bama_Electrical]

Anyone used these before? How do you like them? Thinking of using them for eve boxes for security cameras and ceiling boxes for wifi access points. Seems like they would make pretty quick install of receptacles and switches too.

 

[LarryFine]

I have never installed them, but I have encountered them. Occasionally, one won't hold a screw, so I have to use a larger one.

 

[norcal]

Nice for the original installer at trim out, not so good for subsequent users or electricians, as Larry Fine said in post #2, I hate them.

 

[tom baker]

I tried one and had the same experience, the 6/32 screw would not hold

 

[GoldDigger]

I tried one and had the same experience, the 6/32 screw would not hold

Are they designed for machine screws or for sheet metal screws??

 

[LarryFine]

Are they designed for machine screws or for sheet metal screws??

6-32s.

 

[James L]

As @norcal said, they're nice for the original installer. You can install a sevice with a Phillips screwdriver by jamming it with the palm of your hand, then a quarter turn finishes it off.

Occasionally one will not spring like it should and the screw won't hold. But not often enough to really matter, in my experience with them.

 

[goldstar]

I'm hopping on board with the others on this. It's a nice feature for speed but only for the initial installation. In reality you're setting up the next guy (who has to change out a receptacle) to have to use an 8/32 or a sheet metal screw to hold the device in place. If you're one of those "speedy" electricians who just wants to get the job done as fast as you can so you can save a few bucks, then these boxes are for you.

For the record, I use these on a regular basis but I don't jam the screw in for speed. That's not to say that the same loose fitting device scenario won't happen because it sometimes does. However, jamming the screw in almost guarantees that it will happen. BTW, It will also happen if you are not careful when using a screw gun to install the screw.

 

[readydave8]

they saved time back in the days of slotted screws, now that we have phillips and impact drivers, no advantage

 

[norcal]

I hate when drywall screws are used to mount devices when the threads get stripped/or quick click feature failed, so have installed thread inserts like Heli-Coil.

 

[Knuckle Dragger]

Are they designed for machine screws or for sheet metal screws??

Like Larry mentioned.
It will take a 6/32 ms. But half the time an 8/32 screw is needed that goes for the P&S old works as well.
The majority of the time I use the boxes with the plastic ilets.