The invention discloses a tetrachloroethane production device. The device comprises a reactor, a forced circulation heat exchanger, a circulating pump, a total condenser, a tail condenser, a primary dehydrator and a secondary dehydrator, a gas phase outlet of the reactor is connected with a gas phase inlet of the total condenser, and a liquid phase outlet of the total condenser is connected with an inlet of the primary dehydrator; an outlet of the primary dehydrator is connected with a liquid phase outlet of the second-stage dehydrator in parallel, a gas phase outlet of the total condenser isconnected with an inlet of the tail condenser, and a liquid phase outlet of the tail condenser is connected with an inlet of the secondary dehydrator; a reflux liquid outlet of the secondary dehydrator is connected with a reflux liquid inlet of the reactor, a circulating liquid outlet is formed at the bottom of the reactor and is connected with an inlet of the circulating pump, an outlet of the circulating pump is connected with an inlet of the forced circulation heat exchanger, and an outlet of the forced circulation heat exchanger is connected with a circulating liquid inlet of the reactor.The invention also provides a method for producing the tetrachloroethane by using the device. The device has the advantages of being simple in structure and high in operation elasticity, and being safe and environment friendly.