Correct I agree I was just adding that if the box was 10 cu i or more than the exception could apply. I'll have to look at one I'm sure that the pan boxes are less than 10 cu i .:smile:al said:The exception is for the wires from the fixture.
al said:Dennis, yes this is true but i have never seen a fixture with this marked on it.
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Dennis Alwon said:If the canopy was marked with cu.in then that would also be included in the equation, not just the box size.
frizbeedog said:Why must they be marked to use the volume?
I'm not saying I'd want to try the calc. for a domed canopy (partial sphere).
I saw it, too, and he used separate pop-ins for each cable. I would have used a J-box in the attic and only one cable per box.al said:Any one catch the latest show with the electrician installing pendants in the kitchen? He put two 14/2 nm in a 4" pan box!!! Im suprised the show does not have a review before it goes on.
frizbeedog said:Why must they be marked to use the volume?
I'm not saying I'd want to try the calc. for a domed canopy (partial sphere).
Dennis Alwon said:I agree I could use my brain and there would be no question but art. 314.16(A) does not gives us that option.
Yes, and you could see that it was a nail-on and where the plastic nail brackets had been cut away.yanici said:I'm not sure, but didn't the electrician also screw the 3-gang plastic box to the stud with drywall screws by just piercing the sidewall of the plastic box?