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Aren't round boxes actually round. I've come across them in old, pre - 1920 black painted rigid installations. The shoulders of the connectors don't rest against flat metal and the locknut is impossible to tighten without turning the whole fitting.

The 8B shown in the photo is octagonal.


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That EMT connector looks wrong. Is it possibly an EMT coupling that has been disassembled and the gland nut put inside the box? The body just looks longer than the compression connectors I'm used to seeing....S

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If this "existing" (probably for a long time) installation required a "repair" here in NJ, it could go back "as-is"

Most of the electricians around here would replace the octagon box with a 4" sq, with a reaised cover. The "hotel" maintenance guy would judt replace the device, and it would be an acceptable repair.

As to the connectorit appears OK, the box is octagonal, not round. THe cover itself should also be octagonal; Mullbery makes both, although the "round one may not be in all the suppliers.

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