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Re: Electrical Wiring in an Attic

#105170 06/20/04 04:35 AM

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But are you saying, they are not required to be in a box over there?

Well, wirenuts are required to be in a box too... still those on the pics aren't...

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Re: Electrical Wiring in an Attic

#105171 06/20/04 02:49 PM

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But are you saying, they are not required to be in a box over there? Tell me that's not so... Anyway, if you could, post some pic's of their proper use, I'd like to see them.

They're supposed to be in a box all right, but I'm afraid that open splices are just as common in England as in America. [Linked Image]

I don't have any pics of correct usage to hand at the moment, but here's an example of how not to do it that I found some time ago. These cables, which apparently used to feed some outlet, were just joined with connectors and stuffed into the wall, which was then papered over!

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