Questions tagged [junction-box]
A junction box is a container used to enclose electrical connections (junctions). Use with the [electrical] tag. Use with [wiring] if your questions involves wires.
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Code-compliant way of permanently wiring a hidden 120v appliance
I'm finishing my basement and want to install an inline booster fan for one of the bedrooms. The fan will be accessible by removing a rain shower head in the bathroom, since the duct runs right above ...
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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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How to mount EVSE to existing box on exterior wall?
I currently have a (completely miswired) TT30R in a metal box and metal conduit on the exterior wall:
The wiring is 2x6AWG for hot and 2x10AWG for neutral on a (currently) 40A breaker. So I have ...
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NEMA L5-30R in a 4 inch box
I need some help.
Is there an adapter for 4 inch box, to install single gang NEMA L5-30R receptacle. Also, is there a cover for it?
I need to install NEMA L5-30R for our 120 volt, 30 amp, APC UPS.
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Can I install a junction box on top of a wooden stud?
I’m updating my vanity light in the bathroom because it’s off center.
Where the center line is, there’s a wooden stud. I’ve bought one of the thin circular junction boxes, the ones usually meant for ...
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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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Terminating Unused BX Cable in Place
I have an unused BX cable with power to it in my former coal cellar of my 1925 house. The main panel has been upgraded and has Romex wire. I planned to cap the ends of the BX in a metal junction box ...
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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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Can low voltage bracket be installed next to existing receptacle to accommodate a two-gang faceplate?
Can a low voltage bracket like this be installed next to an existing single-gang box such that it supports a single, standard 2gang faceplate? Is there anything specific to take care or any product ...
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Smoke alarm relay (high voltage and low voltage) in junction box?
I have First Alert hardwired smoke alarms, and I'd like to add monitoring output to my home automation using their RM4 relay, a simple dry-contact relay that activates from the smoke alarm's data ...
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Junction box cover required for a non-light ceiling device, and if yes, which one?
I am installing one of these infrared heating panels hardwired on my ceiling.
My plan is to put a junction box into the ceiling (same size as a ceiling light), located underneath the panel. The wire ...
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Proper grounding of old fuse panel now turned J-Box
I am working on my old house from the early 1900s. It has 100A service, a 6x15A FUSE panel that was turned into a sub panel powered by 2x 20A circuits from a small "newer" 100A breaker panel....
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What is this exterior electrical box and how do I cover it properly?
I'm the new owner of a 1956 Southern California home and discovered this curious plate on the stucco exterior:
It's above, and to the left of the front door. There is a working sconce mounted above ...
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Can I fix a 1-gang steel box at the bottom onto a horizontal beam with a spacer?
Usually metal boxes are attached to vertical beams ("studs") in the wall. I have an opening in a lath & plaster wall with a horizontal beam just about 1/2"-1" underneath the ...
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