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Can a typical RX connector be installed backwards? For example, the section with the two screws inside the panel or box....are there code and or listing violations that would arise?
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I have used them backwards inside WP boxes so I didnt have to drill an unnecessarily large hole in the siding on which I mounted the box. I will continue to do so.
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What...you don't use WP connectors with WP boxes?
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Redsy,
I like to use a short nipple with ducseal around it that seals when the box is screwed to the siding.
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Wait a minute here... I don't have to use WP connectors (at $3.50 each)??? ![[Linked Image]](https://www.electrical-contractor.net/ubb/confused.gif)
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Originally posted by sparky66wv:
What...you don't use WP connectors with WP boxes? When entering the rear of a wall mounted box, I place the box over the hole and caulk around the box.
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I can't think of a violation that would cover this. I've done the same thing on occaision. I would say that you now have to make a one wire deduction from the number of conductors allowed in that box.
Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.
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I don't know what it should be a violation. Many boxes have clamps on the inside. Just deduct the appropriate amount from the box fill.
I do see how it might not be weatherproof.
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370-16(b)(2) (No allowance shall be required for a clamping mechanism outside the box.) until it's inside...thanks Tom ![[Linked Image]](https://www.electrical-contractor.net/ubb/smile.gif) Redsy; I do the same.. Virgil; To your consolation, i do tell customers that there is no such thing as wheatherproof, despite listings, in the northeast. Kinda like kid proof.... ![[Linked Image]](https://www.electrical-contractor.net/ubb/biggrin.gif)
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Sparky,
As to your original Question, I would caution to watch for sharp edges at least.
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