ughhhh wallplates
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LarryFine
Master Electrician Electric Contractor Richmond VA
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- Henrico County, VA
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- Electrical Contractor
Over "here," I can find just about all three sizes in both hard and unbreakable at both the orange and blue stores.
flatlander
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- Diamond bar, CA , Tempe AZ
can't you get the GFCI with a plate? They are usually in nylon
what makes you think these are for GFCIs?
readydave8
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- electrician
fiber and plastic boxes are bigger than Lcows, takes a better sheetrocker than those I've worked around to get a tight enough fit for standard covers.
flatlander
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- Diamond bar, CA , Tempe AZ
Well I almost never use the vinyl plate that come with the GFCI so I have a stack of those for the time I really need them
TwinCitySparky
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To me, Midi has always stood for Musical Instrument Digital Interface.
A mid-size plate, I'd call...
a mid-size plate.
kwired
Electron manager
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- NE Nebraska
Your OP stated single gang decora plates. Most good GFCI's come with a midi sized nylon plate.
I have several boxes of plates from GFCI's that were cover mounted or had weatherproof covers installed on them. Don't know when I last purchased one gang decora plates (at least in ivory or white), don't need to.
SPARKS40
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- Northern Il
why in the world does no one stock white single gang decora plates, standard size in nylon?
I can get the residential grade ones in standard size, or nylon plates in midway. No supply houses have them, no home improvement centers have them... now i get to pay fedex that will probably cost more than the plates do to have them overnighted from mfgr
I'd have just slapped a standard plastic plate on there until i got the other ones. Why pay extra to overnight something?
the OP said standard size
kwired
Electron manager
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- NE Nebraska
sorry you are right.
Now why use anything but the midi size? Most everyone does that is why you can't find standards.
Most people don't even notice the difference between a standard and midi unless you have one of each right next to other on same wall.
Fulthrotl
~Autocorrect is My Worst Enema.~
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it isn't funny at all.... :-(
mid size plates nylon are about all that i use. 3/8" bigger than normal.
when you see how the drywall is finished in this part of the country,
you realize how pointless standard size is.
fedex man brought me a nice big box of standard size nylon plates today all is well.
someone suggested installing the hard ones and swapping them out when i get nylon and its crazy to pay overnight shipping. $35 in shipping sure beats two trips plus the time to swap out 50 coverplates......
all is well.someone suggested installing the hard ones and swapping them out when i get nylon and its crazy to pay overnight shipping. $35 in shipping sure beats two trips plus the time to swap out 50 coverplates......
mcclary's electrical
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- VA
Nope, it's a manufacturer name, and it's all I install. I hate the standard size.
mcclary's electrical
Senior Member
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- VA
He's not ,,,he's suggesting the plate
mcclary's electrical
Senior Member
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- VA
Me to,,,,the gfi's i get come with a standard plate,,,,,and I never use it. I have thrown away plenty, and sneak some in a location where paople don't see it, (where it doesn't bother me), but I hate the looks of the standard plate
readydave8
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- Clarkesville, Georgia
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- electrician
used 7 standard size plates today
used 7 standard size plates today
I'm remodeling my office and when I was trimming out today I remembered this thread so I used decora receptacles and used up 7 of the hundreds of plates I've kept from GFCI receptacles, usually outdoor where had to use wp covers. Don't know if I can afford to keep saving them--spent 5k on 10 x 14 room. But the receptacle cover plates were free. But the decora receptacles cost $1.50 more than standard duplexes.
used 7 standard size plates today
I'm remodeling my office and when I was trimming out today I remembered this thread so I used decora receptacles and used up 7 of the hundreds of plates I've kept from GFCI receptacles, usually outdoor where had to use wp covers. Don't know if I can afford to keep saving them--spent 5k on 10 x 14 room. But the receptacle cover plates were free. But the decora receptacles cost $1.50 more than standard duplexes.
kwired
Electron manager
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- NE Nebraska
mtfallsmikey
Senior Member
Now since we've forund the plates...
How many of you, when you install the cover plate screws, have the slots in the screws oriented in the same direction? The crusty old electrician I learned from made me have them running vertically...he said it was the "mark of a Master electrician"....and I still do it today.
How many of you, when you install the cover plate screws, have the slots in the screws oriented in the same direction? The crusty old electrician I learned from made me have them running vertically...he said it was the "mark of a Master electrician"....and I still do it today.
LarryFine
Master Electrician Electric Contractor Richmond VA
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- Henrico County, VA
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- Electrical Contractor
I typically do, but not always. If it's "my" job, yes.
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