Customer Reviews

Leviton 689-I 15 Amp 1-Gang Recessed Duplex Receptacle, Residential Grade, with Screws Mounted to Housing, Ivory

5 star:		(15)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

Does what it is supposed to do. Ideal behind a wall-mounted flatscreen. Be sure to connect a ground pigtail, or you won't have a grounded outlet like with a regular duplex receptacle, since there is no ground strap.

This item works well for mounting flat screen TVs, allowing that conventional AC plug to fit neatly behind the screen.

I installed this recessed outlet behind my wall mounted plasma TV. It provided more depth to allow the heavy duty TV power cable to not interfere with the TV being flush mounted to the wall. The black color matched the open J-box accesoried hole in the omnimount bracket that I used and unlike an almond or white outlet, it's nearly invisible.

I was afraid that the plastic would be thin and brittle. No sir! It was nice and thick. Went to the local hardware store for my romex cable and say a similar unit there for the same price (minus tax).

Worked great for in-wall placement for my wall-mount flat screen. I bought something similar from another manufacturer for a previous installation, but didn't like as much as this one.

I bought a number of these recessed receptacles and just love them. I use them behind my flatscreen TV and in the kitchen behind appliances that are close to the wall. The only caution I could give you, is to make sure that you have enough clearance on your plug. The two edges closest to the screws is where they get extremely close. As long as you have standard plugs. They should work just fine. You will be very happy with this purchase.

The receptacle worked very well for my purpose of recessing the plug behind a flat screen TV. One does not need all the speaker connections etc in the usual mount because they more naturally should be connected below to the reciever! Then the cables run throught the wall to reach the TV above. Other boxes serve that purpose.

If you have a slim-mount for your big-screen TV, it means you don't have much room between the back of your TV and the wall for the necessary wires and cabling. This recessed outlet helps quite a bit because even an inch or two makes a difference.

Nice receptacle, good quality. I used a typical deep "existing-work" PVC single-gang box, but the outlet did not fit in the box due to the small plastic reinforcement nodules within the top and bottom of the box. I used a chisel to cut out the bottom reinforcements and then it fit just fine.

I can't hold that against the outlet though, but something to keep in mind. I marked it 4-stars out of 5, since 4 is classified as "I like it", and 5 means "I love it"... to be honest, it is hard to "love" an outlet, and it met my expectations.

I installed a TV in my last home mounted on the wall. I did install an outlet to plug the TV into behind the TV but didn't account for the lack of space between the wall and TV. It did work out then but the plug was definitely pushed up tight against the wall doing it with a regular outlet. I moved and installed my TV above my fireplace and needed to run/install another outlet so cables/plugs weren't drooping everywhere. This was a great solution as the plug fits nicely as the receptacle is recessed.