360Youth
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- Newport, NC
Dennis Alwon said:Here is my solution
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Vanity fixture where sink vent got put
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360Youth
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- Newport, NC
celtic said:
Honestly do not know. I will have to check. It is one of the boxes that has been used since I started and I never thought to check. If it will not hold one 14-2 and a fixture wire, what is it for? LV connections? Great, now I will have to change.
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- Windsor, CO NEC: 2023
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- Hospital Master Electrician
That's a standard Allied 3.5" pancake, with 3.5 cu. in.
It is permissible, if the fixture combined with the canopy complies with 410.10.
It's not UL listed. Cruise through www.alliedmoulded.com to find it.
It is permissible, if the fixture combined with the canopy complies with 410.10.
It's not UL listed. Cruise through www.alliedmoulded.com to find it.
stickboy1375
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- Litchfield, CT
celtic said:
That box is no different than a 3" metal pancake...
LarryFine
Master Electrician Electric Contractor Richmond VA
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- Henrico County, VA
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- Electrical Contractor
If we're talking about roughing-in, I have used this method even for back-to-back vanity fixtures, although I only show one box here. I used a 2.5" hole saw on a piece of 2x4 before cutting it in half.
A pair of 3" screws through the side studs go into the ends of the blocking, and one screw in the pancake box goes into each half of the blocking, effectively connecting the two halves back together.
A pair of 3" screws through the side studs go into the ends of the blocking, and one screw in the pancake box goes into each half of the blocking, effectively connecting the two halves back together.
JohnJ0906
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- Baltimore, MD
Very nice Larry! Of course, if the plumber would use his noggin, we wouldn't have this problem!
To be honest, some do use care not to run vents directly down the center, and I have even had some make sure that it is not even in the same stud bay so I could use an 8b with the hanger bar
Of course, if the plumber would use his noggin, we wouldn't have this problem!To be honest, some do use care not to run vents directly down the center, and I have even had some make sure that it is not even in the same stud bay so I could use an 8b with the hanger bar
JohnJ0906
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- Baltimore, MD
I expect HO's to be clueless! Plumbers should be a little more with it!:roll:
stickboy1375
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- Litchfield, CT
JohnJ0906 said:
You get what you pay for... if it's a bid job, everyone for himself...:grin:
Caddy makes an adjustable bar hanger that works great for pancake boxes as well as other boxes. They are flat and will push back an ABS pipe without cutting into it. http://www.erico.com/products/CADDYcfcScrwGnBxBrckt.asp
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