Loose termination

Hi everyone, I hope the New year is going good for you. 
I wanted to share an issue we recently troubleshoot that can become a dangerous situation.
Often improper wire terminations can cause extreme heat and lead to a fire. This outlet was being used to power a space heater, which use a lot of power.
Thankfully the owners noticed something wrong and gave us a call.  We were able to take care of it.
Electrical outlets can be terminated in different ways. This outlet had the wire pushed into the back terminations.  This type of termination can lead to problems when the plug is used for powering items that take a large amount of electricity.  Space heaters, hair dryers and microwaves are some appliances that can pull a large amount of electricity.
Eventually the wire when used this way can became extremely  hot and  be damaged, which creates a hazard.
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