mstrlucky74
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Do you consider this a 2 Gang Box
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cadpoint
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Sure why not, one just needs a 4-11/16" two gang mud ring.
RLyons
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The 2g we use are 37 cu. in
The 4 11/16 x 2 1/8 is 42 cu in
But the 4 11/16 x 1 1/2 is 29 cu. in
So I'd go with the 2 1/8" deep
Does the mud ring count toward cu. in. ?
The 4 11/16 x 2 1/8 is 42 cu in
But the 4 11/16 x 1 1/2 is 29 cu. in
So I'd go with the 2 1/8" deep
Does the mud ring count toward cu. in. ?
ceb58
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Yes it dose. The cu/in is stamped on the ring.
mstrlucky74
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kwired
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never seen such a box, but looks like it needs some kind of adapter ring to make it "2 gang" but is physically big enough that there likely is such a thing as a "3 gang" adapter ring for it as well
That's a pre-ganged box... with cover, it's mostly used for surface mount work. BTW, what's pictured appears to be capable of four devices, though a 2-device cover is probably available. Their okay for surface mount when you have greater than two devices especially with common wiring.
With only one or two devices, it's more common to just use a standard square box with a raised cover (the one in OP is a square box, not a 2-gang box, but rather will hold 2 devices with the appropriate mud ring or raised cover). If you wanted, you could just nipple square boxes together, but a pre-ganged box with cover keeps device 'gang' spacing... but the cover is usually flat, which I don't care for.
Typical gang or gang-able boxes are for flush mount devices, and the device mounts directly to the box, cover to the device.
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kwired
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It doesn't look to me like it has device mounting provisions though and likely needs a mud ring or raised cover to attach devices to.
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What does it matter whether it is a two gang box or not. I would not call any of those 2 gang boxes but they are capable of being two gangers. And I believe this can also accept a 3 gang trim
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Devices are mounted to covers, which all I've seen are flat metal plate covers.
growler
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What do you plan to mount in these boxes? You normally think of what you need to mount and then choose the correct box and cover.
If you need the extra space ( cubic in )these boxes would have their uses but if you are only going to mount a couple of switches these are going to be expensive.
Sierrasparky
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Here is one which supposedly will fit
http://www.tnb-canada.com/en/catalogues/online/comresconstruction/pdf/c1/boxes_12_eng.pdf
http://www.tnb-canada.com/en/catalogues/online/comresconstruction/pdf/c1/boxes_12_eng.pdf
Sierrasparky
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Wow adjustable tooHere is one which supposedly will fit
http://www.tnb-canada.com/en/catalogues/online/comresconstruction/pdf/c1/boxes_12_eng.pdf
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Here is one which supposedly will fit
http://www.tnb-canada.com/en/catalogues/online/comresconstruction/pdf/c1/boxes_12_eng.pdf
That requires a 3 gang box as depicted. If you remove the KO's near the raised portion then it will fit on Mr Lucky's 2 gang.
readydave8
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no it is not a 2/gang box
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