Power outlet in the dinette

[John and Debbie]

Hi all, I notice that my power outlet in the dinette area under the cushion next to the bathroom is loose.  There's no backing plate inside.  Can someone take a picture of yours from inside to see how the power outlet box is secured or advise me in how to secure that?  Thanks in advance.

[Ronbrink]

There should be a wing on that mounting screw, looks like it broke off.

 

[jd1923]

8 hours ago, Ronbrink said:

There should be a wing on that mounting screw, looks like it broke off.

Yep, it could be broken or folded back and the should be two of them. They are designed to spread out to hold when tightening the mounting screws.

If broken, it’s a $2 HW store part. You would need to rewire the outlet replacing the box. First open the “outlet” breaker or the main 30A breaker in your 120VAC power panel.

Edited Tuesday at 09:47 PM by jd1923

[Rolind]

@Ronbrink is spot on. Here a pic of my outlet. 

[John Dorrer]

On 7/29/2025 at 1:15 AM, John and Debbie said:

Hi all, I notice that my power outlet in the dinette area under the cushion next to the bathroom is loose.  There's no backing plate inside.  Can someone take a picture of yours from inside to see how the power outlet box is secured or advise me in how to secure that?  Thanks in advance.

Oliver forgot to put the backer on ours. It was very loose. They sent me a new box under warranty, and I removed the plate and installed on the existing outlet.

[Ronbrink]

15 hours ago, jd1923 said:

If broken, it’s a $2 HW store part. You would need to rewire the outlet replacing the box.

There is a simpler fix. One could just back out the mounting screw and thread on the ‘wing’ taken off a new box and thus, no rewiring of the fixture! As you duly noted, these plastic boxes are cheap; they are also easy to install, but care should be taken to not over tighten the mounting screws which can result in the breakage observed. 

Edited 22 hours ago by Ronbrink

[John Dorrer]

1 hour ago, Ronbrink said:

There is a simpler fix. One could just back out the mounting screw and thread on the ‘wing’ taken off a new box and thus, no rewiring of the fixture! As you duly noted, these plastic boxes are cheap; they are also easy to install, but care should be taken to not over tighten the mounting screws which can result in the breakage observed. 

Exactly. I had no interest in rewiring. Still have the box with other items in the event one needs to be replaced.

[jd1923]

2 hours ago, Ronbrink said:

There is a simpler fix. One could just back out the mounting screw and thread on the ‘wing’ taken off a new box and thus, no rewiring of the fixture!

Good thought, If just the tab is missing you're done in 2 minutes!

[CRM]

Nice to see that Oliver is now using standard electrical boxes instead of the "Speed Box" type receptacles that I replaced in our 2010 model. 

Edited 19 hours ago by CRM