Recessed luminaire junction box
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BryanMD
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Would it be different if the jbox in question were a ceiling box that had other circuits feeding through it?
Bad practice? Probably, but still plenty common.
Code violation? Nah.
Bad practice? Probably, but still plenty common.
Code violation? Nah.
alfiesauce
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For renos this is a handy feature of recessed can fixtures. But you do have to make sure that your conductors are rated for 90 degrees, which eliminates the ability to put a lot of old style wiring into them for splicing purposes.
stickboy1375
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Since all recess are removable, just install a j-box above the recess if necessary.
electricmanscott
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No, just accessible.
aftershock
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I have had some remodel jobs where I needed to extend some existing wiring and was able to use the JB on the recess can. I had not really thought about installing my own JB at the location of the can.
That leads me to ask,, could that JB be floating? I ask because if I were to secure it in place, it would be hard to access because of the frame of the can.
That leads me to ask,, could that JB be floating? I ask because if I were to secure it in place, it would be hard to access because of the frame of the can.
dcspector
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- Burke, Virginia
No see 314.23
LarryFine
Master Electrician Electric Contractor Richmond VA
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- Henrico County, VA
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I was about to suggest the same thing.
The same rules apply to both boxes.
electricmanscott
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- Boston, MA
The same rules may apply but a box that is accessed from a removed recessed light is not readily accesible.
alfiesauce
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I bet the term "readily accessible" is one that has been beat up like a dead horse on this forum.
I've had some inspectors be ok with it, some not be ok with it. I don't think placing a jb above a can is a good practice but it is, imo, a way to get out binds you run into in old house remodels.
The box is easily accessible, but being above a can makes it pretty much invisible to anybody trying to troubleshoot in the future.
I've had some inspectors be ok with it, some not be ok with it. I don't think placing a jb above a can is a good practice but it is, imo, a way to get out binds you run into in old house remodels.
The box is easily accessible, but being above a can makes it pretty much invisible to anybody trying to troubleshoot in the future.
How does this differ from a j-box above an 8' drop ceiling? that box is not "readily accesible" because of the need for a portable ladder? Where does it say that a jbox has to be readily accesible?
electricmanscott
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- Boston, MA
It doesn't and I didn't say it has to be.
LarryFine
Master Electrician Electric Contractor Richmond VA
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- Henrico County, VA
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- Electrical Contractor
Neither is the fixture's J-box, nor is it required to be.
electricmanscott
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I didn't say it had to be nor did I say it was. :grin:
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