Single Receptacles

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Not sure if anyone has noticed this before....I was picking up some truck stock @ Big Blue the other day, and noticed that there weren't any single receptacles to be found. Not even empty boxes ?
I found the "Electrical Pro" & had to ask.....He said a notice came down from Corp Office saying to pull them all ?
Anybody seen this, or know why ?
 
Bob Kraemer said:
Probably because of low sales volume. Things that don't sell take up space for other items that do.
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I agree. Low sales volume and too many installers using duplex receptacles for the washing machine and the garage door opener...:D
 
With the GFCI changes for basements and garages in 2008 there will be even less demand for single outlets. They will still need GFCI protection even if they are for dedicated appliances, so may as well install a duplex. Single receptacles may become hard to find...
 
lpelectric said:
I agree. Low sales volume and too many installers using duplex receptacles for the washing machine and the garage door opener...:D
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We buy the single receptacles, from our electrical supply house, they always have plenty in stock, and the way half the price or less as we do with everything else we get from our local supply house, only deal we get from box stores is some PVC and some wire, everything else is marked way up, I take it not too many of the guys track what they spend at the box stores or they would see it's expensive to buy anything but a few fast sellers there.
 
satcom said:
We buy the single receptacles, from our electrical supply house, they always have plenty in stock, and the way half the price or less as we do with everything else we get from our local supply house, only deal we get from box stores is some PVC and some wire, everything else is marked way up, I take it not too many of the guys track what they spend at the box stores or they would see it's expensive to buy anything but a few fast sellers there.
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I buy one item from the box store take it to my jobber and tell them to beat the price,90% of the time they meet or beat it sometimes much less..Wire is an issue but I buy in bulk and they get close.
 
I keep few singleplex both 120 v and 240v verison on hand and some big box store dont even bother to stock it.

few years back one big box store send me a note and want to know if i can buy a shelf full of singleplexs i say sure they asked me what the price i say a cent each and they say sure no problem at all sold me the whole shelf full of it. i think it was about 80 or so.

end up got a heckva a deal with it and used them up in about 3 month flat.

Merci, Marc
 
iwire said:
Which is perfectly NEC compliant. :smile:
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Just out of curiosity, why would any one install a duplex for a garage door motor? Is it just because there's usually lots of duplex receptacles on the truck...or are they cheaper than single recept's? ...or some other reason?

Wouldn't installing a duplex invite someone to plug something else in that would be better served by a GFCI-protected receptacle in the garage? :smile:
 
wbalsam1 said:
Just out of curiosity, why would any one install a duplex for a garage door motor? Is it just because there's usually lots of duplex receptacles on the truck...or are they cheaper than single recept's? ...or some other reason?

Wouldn't installing a duplex invite someone to plug something else in that would be better served by a GFCI-protected receptacle in the garage? :smile:
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And? Thats why the garage requires at least 1 receptacle, not including the OH doors, a HO is more likely to use that receptacle than get a ladder and plug a extension cord into a ceiling receptacle...

And if your worried about it, GFI the garage OH receptacles...
 
wbalsam1 said:
Just out of curiosity, why would any one install a duplex for a garage door motor? Is it just because there's usually lots of duplex receptacles on the truck...or are they cheaper than single recept's? ...or some other reason?

Wouldn't installing a duplex invite someone to plug something else in that would be better served by a GFCI-protected receptacle in the garage? :smile:
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Cheaper and in stock. I have a retractable cord reel plugged in to mine. It does have GFCI protection on it though.

Tom
 
Davis9 said:
Cheaper and in stock. I have a retractable cord reel plugged in to mine. It does have GFCI protection on it though.

Tom
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This is kind of what I'm getting at, although you have GFCI-protected yours. :smile:
 
have been in garages where there was ONLY a duplex for the garage door opener that worked, but there was NO light
 
wbalsam1 said:
Wouldn't installing a duplex invite someone to plug something else in that would be better served by a GFCI-protected receptacle in the garage? :smile:
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In my opinion this whole 'single receptacle thing' is a waste of time.

I find it hard to believe it has ever prevented a homeowner from using a receptacle that is in a spot they need.

They will either just unplug the appliance or unplug the appliance and install some sort of device to make more outlets, plug strip, a three way extension cord etc.

But I think the real reason singles don't get chosen is simply because it's easier to use all one kind of device.
 
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