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Can I use this "lamp cord" style wire in a new junction box?
I am replacing an old kitchen undercabinet light above my sink. I have a new undercabinet LED strip light that is powered by a plug-in LED driver (transformer). The prior unit (which had an internal ...
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NEC Code requirements for location of neutral and ground connections
I have one 20amp circuit that runs from the panel box to an accessible junction box in my attic via 12/2 romex. This junction box also contains the 12/2 romex switch leg runs of all six lighting ...
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Which boxes for stucco (new work)?
I would like to install a couple of electrical boxes (smurf tube conduit) on a stucco wall that's being built. I would like to use them for lights, receptacles, switches and low voltage termination (e....
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Can I put all of these wires in one junction box?
I opened up the wall because there was an electrical plate about 3 inches above the lighting fixture and it looked messy (I’m redoing the bathroom). However, I was not expecting to see the mess/...
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Daisy chain neutral
I want to replace a standard light switch with a smart switch which requires a neutral wire. The box has a neutral bundle with 6 wires already. Can I remove one of the neutrals, connect it with a ...
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Does the NEC allow chaining wire connectors within a single junction box?
In this box, I have a green ground wire nut with a through-wire connected to the metal box ground nut that connects it to four other ground wires on conductors entering the box. I connected three more ...
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What type of cable clamp should be used with this box?
What type of cable clamp should be used with this box?
The diameter of those knockouts is roughly 5/8", which I think makes them 3/8 knockouts - does that sound right? If so, do they make cable ...
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How can I transition NM cable (coming out of drywall to peninsula cabinet) into conduit with THHN wiring for the peninsula outlet?
I have a roll of NM at the end of one of the (currently inactive) 2 kitchen circuits, which the electrician left for peninsula wiring. NM is coming out of drywall, under the counter, going directly ...
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OK to remove sheathe and have some wires bypass box?
We are installing a 3-way switch, light between switches and power into light. The light is a LED pot light. The light sits in a drop ceiling with lots of access.
We don't really need to cut the red ...
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Removing Junction Box with extra wire
I've removed a few junction boxes to install recessed lighting however this one is giving me an issue. I have attic access and used it to get the junction box detached from the studs and ready to move ...
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Best, and acceptable, connector for 12 to 20 ground wires in a junction box?
In a junction box with about 12, and may grow to 20, cables of size #14, #12, #10 what is the best, and alternative connectors to join all the ground wires together?
Can I install a ground block, the ...
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My electrician left a spliced cable outside a junction box. How big a deal is this?
I'm having some electrical work done to run existing lines through the joists so we can hang drywall on the ceiling. Some of the existing cable runs were too short so the electrician added a larger ...
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What is the proper way to remove a receptacle from a wall?
What is code or proper way to remove a plug receptacle from a wall?
If the plug has 2 black wires and 2 white wires, can the respective wires be connected together with wire nuts and tape then pushed ...
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Can you wire something in parallel to a light switch?
I’m looking to wire a Ring motion camera to the roof overhanging my garage to replace my old Ethernet driven camera. The easiest access wire that I can see is attached to a switch in the attic.
I don’...
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Stapling cable inside of a box when there is no room
There are rules that Romex cable has to be stapled within a foot or so from the electrical box. However, there is an exception when doing rewiring (because wall is not open).
I am rewiring from knob-...
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