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Julie, I think you do not understand. When one makes up gec's in a device box that means they have been stripped and in a wire nut or greenie and when grounded conductors have been made up they are in a wire nut. So I am now holding my water.
 
tallgirl said:
...I'd rather NOT do anything and have you guys hold your water and let us leave the insulation and sheathing on the wires ...
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I prefer to completely make up so that all the trim crew has to do is install the devices, not figure out the switching on their own. To each their own. :)
 
tallgirl said:
but I'd rather NOT do anything and have you guys hold your water and let us leave the insulation and sheathing on the wires ...
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You don't strip off the sheathing before you put it in the box?!
No way would I not strip it out before putting it in the box.

My butt still hurts from where my Dad put his foot the first time I didn't strip it and he seen me do it! He's a solder and tape guy too.
Not stripping it adds way too much work to it.
 
dcspector said:
Julie, I think you do not understand. When one makes up gec's in a device box that means they have been stripped and in a wire nut or greenie and when grounded conductors have been made up they are in a wire nut. So I am now holding my water.
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No, I understand perfectly. I thought it was pretty cool the first time I saw it done that way. Then I didn't like it nearly as much as just rolling the sheathed Romex back into the box because it was easier to clean the goo off.

In re, George's comment, when I was younger (pre Sharpie invention days ;) ) I used masking tape and a ballpoint pen. Now I just keep a Sharpie in my tool bag.
 
qcroanoke said:
You don't strip off the sheathing before you put it in the box?!
No way would I not strip it out before putting it in the box.
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Nope, I have a sheath stripper for that. Cram it all the way into the box, squeeze, pull, done. And if I can't find my sheath stripper, I have other ways.
 
tallgirl said:
Nope, I have a sheath stripper for that. Cram it all the way into the box, squeeze, pull, done. And if I can't find my sheath stripper, I have other ways.
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I really shouldn't even comment on this, but, IMO, your way is just too time consuming...
 
When I find a cable someone failed to strip, I can never seem to be able to strip the sheath with a stripper far enough into the box without doing damage. What I've found works best is to strip a couple of inches, pull the wires apart to split the sheath, and trim with dikes.
 
Had a guy who didn't remove sheath - sacked him after finding most of a job like that and they were too short to boot.

Strip sheath before, they go into the box - after all the runs are done (walls still open) its all made up, boxes grounded, and pig-tailed - prefferably in stranded scrap wire. Ends are taped until trim out.

Back on the OP - sometimes in conduit runs I'll leave the conductors continuous, and just strip (with a knife) enough to go around the screw.

Oh - best way IMO to strip NM is with a dull knife - the sheath is soft enough to score and remove and a dull blade isn't sharp enough to trash the conductors. Takes practice....
 
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Back on the OP - sometimes in conduit runs I'll leave the conductors continuous, and just strip (with a knife) enough to go around the screw.
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I have seen that in the specs for the cash register receptacles for a national drug store chain.
Don
 
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