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Anyone got some wirenuts? I see some old Hatfield brand wiring in there too. alot of houses back where I lived in Florida was wired with this brand of wiring


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Several things here:
1) what is the max wire count supposed to be in a box like this? I have a feeling that twelve is way too much for this little box.
2) it would be good for that newer romex to be clamped in place, too.
3) question: if these wires were pre-twisted (albeit VERY poorly), why are they twisted COUNTERCLOCKWISE [Linked Image]?
4) bonding to the box would be a good thing.
5) how about nice longer tails in the box (a larger box) so that the splices can be made up properly?
6) yeah, wirenuts would be a nice touch here [Linked Image], so would a cover (although I hope it was removed for picture taking, or because this thing is in such a sorry state that it's about to be completely re-worked).

This one's a do-over.

Mike (mamills)

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there's alot more than 12 in there, unless that other piece of "Plastic" romex is going over the box..


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I count 5 white wires and 5 black ones plus the grounds and clamps - looks like 12 for the fill.

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Yes, it's just shameful the way the screws don't match. [Linked Image]

Why are some of the grounding conductors so small? (Look at the twisted area in the middle.) Is that some kind of weird cable?

I wonder if there was also a plaster ring and a device of some kind. This looks like the sort of thing you'd see in the middle of a garage, with a porcelain lampholder.

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John- That old cloth covered romex and some of the earlier black plastic stuff sometimes had a #16 reduced ground, I usually find it wrapped around the screw on the cable clamp

-Will

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It might be a good idea to twist the wires closkwise instead of counterclockwise as well...just in case they are considering putting wire nuts on [Linked Image]


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while rewiring my basement i found several lefty twisted wires in the lite boxes..also they must have had a sale on #10 romex because the whole basement is run with it.


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...why are they twisted COUNTERCLOCKWISE ?

I think this pic is from Australia or New Zealand. I understand the water in the toilets there swirls backwards, too.

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