ECN Forum Forums Code Related Discussion NEC & other Code issues Insulation over jbox

welcome Big A.


i'd like to embelish on your point.

i find it in poor taste when a certain situation is focused on without regard to similar scenarios inclusive of the rest of the code.

it is in fact, discriminate..... considering all the earth coverd JB's
(et all similarities)

discrimination is the cousin of ingnorance.

similar threads have authorities (and i say it loosley) trying to impose 110.26 on receptacle outlets in tight locations.

if they have a problem with the NEC they can write an ROP, instead of hiding behind the local 'good ol' boys'.

the latter(blissful) difference speaks for itself.

When wiring a new 2 story house I will sometime leave extra romex feeds,RG6 and phone line in the attic.I always nail the boxs to a roof rafter so I don't have to go looking for the box at a later date.
Wouldn't nailing your J box to the rafter solve your problem.
BTW-Leaving those extra feeds in the attic have made me look like a hero more than once.

Al, I like the way you think!

He is right. J-Boxes are required to be accesible. Where he is wrong is that they are not required to readily accesible.