electrical switch box open on both sides How do you install electric outlets on both sides of a 2"x4" interior wall to meet code? The back of each box (and wires entering box) is very close (less than 1/2") to the front .
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I was advised that I could indeed use two metal boxes, 1.5" deep, back-to-back, using a chase nipple to connect the boxes and provide a wire channel. There is sufficient room in each box for what I'll be installing.Do they make metal receptacle boxes where both sides are open so that you . Do they make metal receptacle boxes where both sides are open so that you can install receptacles on both sides. Of course, the question then is how is the box going to be . I recently installed boxes back-to-back that were in the same stud cavity, much closer to each other than 24". The inspector didn't have a problem with it, so I assume it's OK .
I'd like to have a dimmer in the dining room, but can't find a dimmer that is shallow enough to fit in the box, which is crammed full of wires. There are four cables entering the box, . How do you install electric outlets on both sides of a 2"x4" interior wall to meet code? The back of each box (and wires entering box) is very close (less than 1/2") to the front . Place a stacker staple on each side of the upper box and use the outermost tabs. It will secure the cables, keep them centered and away from the walls, and leave enough slack for them to go around the upper box.You might be best served removing the old box, fishing wires through the wall, and then using old work boxes on both sides. Make sure to use the same gauge wire that the circuit already uses .
1-1/2" deep, 4" square drawn boxes with (6) 1/2" & (6) 1/2"-3/4" side knockouts and open back with mounting tabs and 8-32 screws are installed in walls or ceilings for lighting .There is no requirement in the NEC to support both sides of a multigang box. The requirement is that you must follow the manufacturers installation instructions [110.3(B)]. If the instructions specify support on both sides, that is what you do. I was advised that I could indeed use two metal boxes, 1.5" deep, back-to-back, using a chase nipple to connect the boxes and provide a wire channel. There is sufficient room in each box for what I'll be installing. Do they make metal receptacle boxes where both sides are open so that you can install receptacles on both sides. Of course, the question then is how is the box going to be attached. The box itself will be attach to emt conduit and side brackets.
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I recently installed boxes back-to-back that were in the same stud cavity, much closer to each other than 24". The inspector didn't have a problem with it, so I assume it's OK as far as the NEC is concerned.
I'd like to have a dimmer in the dining room, but can't find a dimmer that is shallow enough to fit in the box, which is crammed full of wires. There are four cables entering the box, all spliced together, plus the switch. In contrast, the electrical box on the kitchen side is nearly empty. How do you install electric outlets on both sides of a 2"x4" interior wall to meet code? The back of each box (and wires entering box) is very close (less than 1/2") to the front of the other side of the wall.
Place a stacker staple on each side of the upper box and use the outermost tabs. It will secure the cables, keep them centered and away from the walls, and leave enough slack for them to go around the upper box. You might be best served removing the old box, fishing wires through the wall, and then using old work boxes on both sides. Make sure to use the same gauge wire that the circuit already uses and that matches the breaker. 1-1/2" deep, 4" square drawn boxes with (6) 1/2" & (6) 1/2"-3/4" side knockouts and open back with mounting tabs and 8-32 screws are installed in walls or ceilings for lighting fixtures, switches, receptacles or other outlet devices. There is no requirement in the NEC to support both sides of a multigang box. The requirement is that you must follow the manufacturers installation instructions [110.3(B)]. If the instructions specify support on both sides, that is what you do.
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Is there a type of junction box that connects both sides of a wall? I have one side of a wall open and it's the wall that I run my TV cords through so they aren't visible from the living room. Before I just used wire pass through covers and poked the wires through the wall.
I was advised that I could indeed use two metal boxes, 1.5" deep, back-to-back, using a chase nipple to connect the boxes and provide a wire channel. There is sufficient room in each box for what I'll be installing. Do they make metal receptacle boxes where both sides are open so that you can install receptacles on both sides. Of course, the question then is how is the box going to be attached. The box itself will be attach to emt conduit and side brackets.
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I recently installed boxes back-to-back that were in the same stud cavity, much closer to each other than 24". The inspector didn't have a problem with it, so I assume it's OK as far as the NEC is concerned. I'd like to have a dimmer in the dining room, but can't find a dimmer that is shallow enough to fit in the box, which is crammed full of wires. There are four cables entering the box, all spliced together, plus the switch. In contrast, the electrical box on the kitchen side is nearly empty.
How do you install electric outlets on both sides of a 2"x4" interior wall to meet code? The back of each box (and wires entering box) is very close (less than 1/2") to the front of the other side of the wall. Place a stacker staple on each side of the upper box and use the outermost tabs. It will secure the cables, keep them centered and away from the walls, and leave enough slack for them to go around the upper box. You might be best served removing the old box, fishing wires through the wall, and then using old work boxes on both sides. Make sure to use the same gauge wire that the circuit already uses and that matches the breaker.
1-1/2" deep, 4" square drawn boxes with (6) 1/2" & (6) 1/2"-3/4" side knockouts and open back with mounting tabs and 8-32 screws are installed in walls or ceilings for lighting fixtures, switches, receptacles or other outlet devices. There is no requirement in the NEC to support both sides of a multigang box. The requirement is that you must follow the manufacturers installation instructions [110.3(B)]. If the instructions specify support on both sides, that is what you do.
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