Wire fill question
- Thread starter Dexie123
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Per Table 314.16(A) a 4" x 4" x 2 1/8" box has 30.3 square inches and can hold thirteen 12 AWGs.
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480sparky said:Hmmmm. He's on a job.... but is on the 'net.......
He is on the net but has no code book.
At least get a pdf version for your web access device.
Actually the NEC is on the net as well. :smile:
JohnJ0906
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iwire said:
And here it is - http://www.nfpa.org/aboutthecodes/AboutTheCodes.asp?DocNum=70
Scroll part way down, and you can view the '02, '05, or '08 NEC.
tryinghard
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Yep going to the job without your code book is a little bit worse than going to the job without your tools :roll:
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If this box contains a mud ring with a cu. in. amount you may be able to add some cu inches to the box size.
Jim W in Tampa
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Dexie123 said:
4 inch by what ????????????
Karl H
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I was thinking the same thing! lol480sparky said:Hmmmm. He's on a job.... but is on the 'net.......
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- New Jersey
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- Journeyman Electrician (retired)
480sparky said:Hmmmm. He's on a job.... but is on the 'net.......
In this day of Crackberry's and smart phones who should be surprised.
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Jim W in Tampa said:
4" x 4" x 2 1/8"
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- New Jersey
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- Journeyman Electrician (retired)
iwire said:
That was my assumption too. To me a 4" deep is just a 1900 box that's 2 1/8" deep.
Jim W in Tampa
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infinity said:
Doesn 't say its even a steel box,And we all know about assume
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Jim W in Tampa said:
Jim, you're correct there are many versions of a 4" box. But around here the description "4 inch deep" means really only one thing, a deep 1900 box.
infinity said:
Yes a deep 1900 box..... Thanks infinity....
I do have two gang raised cover as well to add to the calculation....
I was just doing a job for my brother and sister in law. I didn't have my code book b/c I didn't expect to do much work there. Sort of a favor that was to the effect "can you come look at something for us this weekend" . And the next thing you know every wire in the house is out of the box and you're running romex! lol
Anyway, that's the reason I had no code book yet access to the internet!
elohr46
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Dexie123 said:
I always carry an ugly's reference book, it's small enough to fit in the tool box, cheap enough to buy and has just about every code table you need for most jobs. And to add that most code tables don't change much from cycle to cycle.
byourdesky
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JohnJ0906 said:
Thanks for this link, thats awesome!
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