[31b]

pigtailing also won't make a receptacle share the entire load downstream of it either.

 

[31b]

Nor is this a problem.

if it was a cheap back-stabbed receptacle it could be eventually.

 

[31b]

No but I have seen very good "backfed" connections and prefer to use them- These are tightened by the screw on the side of the receptacle- no twisting wire around a screw necessary.

I was going to say that too, but then I realized I was comparing apples and oranges here. A good tightened screw plate pressing down on a wire is inherently more secure (and contact made better) than a quick back stab connection.

 

[31b]

both methods are approved, but pigtailing is really the right way to do it. Back-stabbing is faster, and when you're doing hundreds of them, than time makes a difference to a big contractor.

If you're just doing a few for yourself, at your own home, then hands down I believe you should just pigtail it. :thumbsup: but that's just my 2 cents...