shallow handy box
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JohnJ0906
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- Baltimore, MD
brett711 said:
Check out 314.24 in the '08 NEC.
stickboy1375
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- Litchfield, CT
brett711 said:
Did they give a reason?
chris kennedy
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- Miami Fla.
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- 60 yr old tool twisting electrician
A 3"?2"?1?" handy box is good for three # 14's. If you want to take a 14/2 there and cap it off, thats fine. Add 2 more 14's for the device and your .....
JohnJ0906
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- Baltimore, MD
I often see over filled handy boxes.
(2) 12-2 romex and a device, for instance.
(2) 12-2 romex and a device, for instance.
peter d
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- New England
brett711 said:
It's not true, but I wish it was.
mdshunk
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- Right here.
I've never found much use for regular handy boxes. I don't even buy them. I do go through a few cases of 2-1/8" deep handy boxes in a year's time, however.peter d said:
glene77is
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- Memphis, TN
I've seen the very shallow boxes installed inside a vertical extruded aluminum post (dividing/supporting) a prefab wall, on a prefab type building. Only a 12-2 wg was passed into the extrusion for a single duplex receptical. Really no 'volume' room for anything else, not even a bend in the wire!
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