Is this normal with dry-lining back boxes or is mine broken?

[blup]

Longer screw

 

[jack6581]

thanks for your help

 

[333rocky333]

Drill small hole side on through the yellow into the white and fit a self tapper then that lug wont go anywhere.
Use flat head screw if possible not to snag the cable when pushed back

 

[morqthana]

What about those metal plasterboard boxes with the springs which keep the lugs pushed to the front?

 

[mikehammer69]

What about those metal plasterboard boxes with the springs which keep the lugs pushed to the front?

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Overkill for a dry lining box

The plastic are quick and cheap

 

[SUNRAY]

What about those metal plasterboard boxes with the springs which keep the lugs pushed to the front?

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I don't use them any more, I found they cut into the PB and sometimes pull out - far more so than plastic versions.

 

[ebee]

What about those metal plasterboard boxes with the springs which keep the lugs pushed to the front?

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I certainly like the spring idea there, it must make life easier I would think.
I was not aware of these products so today I have learned something new to me.

 

[Sureitsoff?]

The Appleby boxes "lock" the plastic screw holder part in place when the box is fitted to the board correctly but if installing after the board has been skimmed they dont but still usually hold tight enough to keep the holder forward.
PS. I have heard rumours that Appleby are stopping production of their range of back boxes. And Screwfix have had them on clearance recently.

Pps. Looks like they are now branded as Tower

 

[securespark]

Yes. Death of a great brand.

Crabtree, Volex and Britmac have gone too, as Electrium have decided to concentrate on producing only electrical power distribution products.

Crabtree were very good. Another sad face emoji...

 

[mikehammer69]

It was them that made the round shower isolator ? They were great

And of course the ubiquitous bulkhead . Well , when they changed to a slotted screw

 

[SimonH2]

Also, "pointy"* screws help. Flat ended screws are more fiddly to get started, so more chance of pushing the wings back.

* Many nicer screws have a smaller unthreaded tip which makes it a lot easier getting them started - the tip goes in the hole separately to getting the thread started. Hard to describe, you'll know it when you see it.