5" box

[Alwayslearningelec]

How many of you call a 4 11/16" box a 5" box? I've heard someone say 5" box before so curious if they could be referring to that.

 

[hbiss]

Always called it a 4 11/16. Never heard anyone refer to it as a 5".

-Hal

 

[synchro]

How many of you call a 4 11/16" box a 5" box? I've heard someone say 5" box before so curious if they could be referring to that.

If someone mentioned a 5" box, then it's most likely that they meant a 5" box.
For example:

https://www.southwire.com/electrica...quare+Boxes+%26+Extensions&text=&pageSize=24#

 

[Filthy]

yup 5S for 4-11/16

 

[Strathead]

Always called it a 4 11/16. Never heard anyone refer to it as a 5".

-Hal

Or just 4 and 11...

 

[infinity]

Two boxes sizes in NYC: 4" and 5".

 

[kec]

Ditto... 4 and 11

 

[busman]

Just an 11B box in my world.

Funny related story. There used to be an old, know-it-all behind the counter at the local supply house. One day, I go in and ask for 1900 boxes, and he says, "do you mean 4" square boxes", I say yes. Next time, just to screw with him, I ask for 4" square boxes and he says, "Do you mean 1900 boxes?" He always had to know more than the Sparky since he could never be one himself.

Mark

 

[Fred B]

Always heard them as a 5by or 5 inch. Wasn't until much later did I see them in the "proper" size reference.

 

[infinity]

Yup 5" is just slang because who wants to say four and eleven sixteenths?

 

[ptonsparky]

A 5 is not in my vocabulary. Never heard of it before. Always learning something here.

 

[Strathead]

Yup 5" is just slang because who wants to say four and eleven sixteenths?

But, 5" boxes actually exist.

 

[Fred B]

But, 5" boxes actually exist.

Haven't seen one, will concede they do exist. Smallest I've seen next to the 4x or 5x (slang) is a 6x6x5, in fact a lot of the time even supply will list as a 5 inch but when you pull up dimensions it is a 4-11/16"

 

[Strathead]

Haven't seen one, will concede they do exist. Smallest I've seen next to the 4x or 5x (slang) is a 6x6x5, in fact a lot of the time even supply will list as a 5 inch but when you pull up dimensions it is a 4-11/16"

https://www.eaton.com/us/en-us/cata...uare-low-voltage-outlet-boxes-and-covers.html

 

[drcampbell]

https://www.eaton.com/us/en-us/cata...uare-low-voltage-outlet-boxes-and-covers.html

Seems a little redundant to make both 4.6875-inch boxes and 5-inch boxes.
I think I just decided to never again buy a 4.6875-inch box, only 5-inch boxes.

 

[readydave8]

Yup 5" is just slang because who wants to say four and eleven sixteenths?

me, when working by the hour

 

[Knuckle Dragger]

How many of you call a 4 11/16" box a 5" box? I've heard someone say 5" box before so curious if they could be referring to that.

Never

 

[James L]

who wants to say four and eleven sixteenths?

Same people who say nineteen hundred instead of four inch or four square

We say four eleven box. Seen guys write 411 box

I guess you could say "info box" for the fewest syllables

 

[texie]

The confusion here is that an actual 5" box is a relatively new thing. Gonna have to change our slang terms to differentiate a 4 11/16" box from an actual 5" box.

 

[LarryFine]

The confusion here is that an actual 5" box is a relatively new thing. Gonna have to change our slang terms to differentiate a 4 11/16" box from an actual 5" box.

How about an "information" box? (411)