Quote Originally Posted by Charlie Velasquez View Post
Not sure of the brand outlet you are using, but in theory those side wired clamping connection were designed so when turning the screw clockwise to tighten you were not exerting force pushing the wire out.
That's what I'm calling "back wiring" and I have no problem doing it. By "side wiring" I mean looping the wire around the screw - the way wiring was done years ago.