Ratings & Reviews for CANTEX 2 -Gang PVC Old work Switch/Outlet Electrical Box

It works

They work well

Good product for old work outlets . Clamp securely to drywall.

hold down plastic flaps are very weak and cross th

hold down plastic flaps are very weak and screws are cross threaded .I had to make my owe flaps since store was closed and needed it now.

Junk.

Screw is so tight in the flip up tab you can't turn it without the screw and tab coming out of the track. You can't snug the tabs down on the drywall to hold it in wall. I would MUCH rather have the blue old work boxes---Never had a problem with them.

These are heavy duty boxes not thin walled

Works great for double gang use, very solid box and won’t break easily

Tabs broke

Box is fine, but tabs are horrible.

Decent with One Big Flaw

I wanted a deeper box to make it easier to place wires back inside. This was one of the bigger volumed 2 gang boxes I could find in a store. However, as other posts have mentioned, the screw that goes into the wings would NOT screw through to the other side. You either have to tap them, or in my case I used wings and screws from a different old work box that actually worked. I didn't have any problems with the box, but that is a huge issue to deal with if you don't have extra wings/screws or...

Good, but a really tough screw turn

Does the job, nice and deep. Tightened right up. The screws were very stiff. I recommend pre-twisting the screws before trying to install into a drywall wall just to loosen them up. Almost stripped the screws trying to do this. Could be less tight going into the plastic tabs.

cheap quality

screw heads strip too easily. looks like they sold me a used part as new.. it was all they had so i settled.

Be careful with the tabs

I have used quite a few of these. They are quite nice with one exception. The tabs which hold it to the drywall can be tough to tighten. Because the tab is not threaded I found it might get cocked as I tightened it in the wall. Then there's the hazard of the tab falling off if you loosen it too much. I did find that screwing it down and then loosening it up before I slipped the unit into the wall was helpful. All of that being said, I'm not sure how to overcome this challenge. It would be helpfu...

Don’t work well

Pain in the rear, if you don’t pre-work the ears before you put it in the wall you will be sorry.

Heavy duty & clamped in place well

Durable and extra room for many wires