This old house - Around the House • 11/2005

Problem Solved: Electrical Outlets That Spin

“When I was young, electrical outlets were sedentary, so if you needed to recharge your drill/ driver and juice up you iPod at the same time you had to pull out a power strip or find another wall with a free receptacle. Then came 360 Electrical, which let you connect two bulky plugs at the same time.” That’s the story you’ll be telling your grandchildren one day, after you retrofitted all of the outlets in the kitchen, bathroom, home office and workshop where such large plugs are typically used. The 360 outlets are designed to fit into a standard- size electrical box, so all you need is a screwdriver and about 5 minutes to swap in the new receptacle in the same manner you would any replacement outlet.

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