I was shifting an electrical outlet at home with a current one and tried using the stab-in connections on the back instead. But since later I've read that the screw-type terminal connections are better and most electricians would recommend going with the screw terminal and to avoid the stab-in back ones. I've have such a hard time of late trying to remove the back connections in a minute, and the wires have broken sour inside the back holes, so they're simply stuck in in that. I asked a local electrician if it was ok to only use the screw terminals instead and he said it's no problem, the receptacle is still fine to use, although I could replace it next to a new one, it's not really essential. I know it costs nothing to buy a clean receptacle, but for my own knowledge, is the outlet still usable if within is a small amount of copper wire still stuck within the backhole?
Answers: Electrically speaking, the push in nouns and the screw terminal are the same spot.
As long as you trim the line so it does not stick out the back, in attendance will not be a problem.
The reason most electricians close to the screw terminals better is juddering, along with boil expansion, can loosen the push in terminal over time. This can grounds a fire hazard near arcing, and create a flow problem if there are other outlets on equal circuit.
unless you actually diluted the outlet, it should be fine the way it is.
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