I have never seen screw terminals end up looking like this backstab:
You say you prefer screw terminals. What is the purpose of the poll? If the majority prefer backstabbing are you going to change your preference. And what about "backstabbed" connections that use a screw clamp to secure the wires?
That was one short poll.
Maybe it was the Trolls, I am sorry...I can't help it, I wake up sickening silly & playful.
troll? sorry i dont know what that is exactly
This is someone who opens a poll and then closes it as soon as someone else agrees with them.
Where's the box there? Is it under the melted insulation?
Yes, right there is that wall that was spared.
We had one circuit in our bedroom that "poofed" (including sparks) above the ceiling fan and tripped the breaker at about 3am one morning -- little sleep for the remainder of that night -- and I completely disconnected that wire at the panel after I could not find a bad spot anywhere!
This is awkward, but...
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