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Questions tagged [splicing]

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Can cable splice devices be concealed?

Devices exist that claim to be able to splice nonmetallic sheathed cables together outside of a box, and in concealed locations. Are these types of devices allowed by National Electrical Code? Here's one example device. Tyco Electronics Romex®…
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Can I cut out a leak, in the middle of a stainless braided water line, and splice it back, under the kitchen sink?

How can I cut a leak out of the middle of a stainless, braided water line and splice back together under my kitchen sink?
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Are split bolts wrapped in splicing tape rated for live connections?

I installed a spa sub-panel on the exterior of my house. The inside wiring is NM-B 6AWG cable that goes to a junction box where it's spliced to 6AWG direct bury cable (the NM-B wire I had wasn't long enough, so it was cheaper to splice). The splice…
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Splicing electric in attic properly

I am installing ceiling lights on my attic that has only fiberglass insulation. I needed to splice some cables half way to the fixture box. I just want to verify that I've done so properly. Here is what I've done: I've spliced the cables with the…
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What is the best way to handle house wiring cables with short sheathing?

I'm replacing a couple switches in a bathroom with smart switches and ran into a problem. The previous owner redid the bathroom and the switch box in question had 5 Romex cables (four 12/2, one 12/3) going into it. Only one of them had any sheath…
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Connecting 6 gauge aluminum wiring to 10 gauge copper with AlumiConn

I am replacing a 20 year old wall oven. When I opened the electrical box I noticed very large gauge aluminum wiring (6 gauge?). I purchased a box of AlumiConns (3 port style) to connect the aluminum wiring to the 10 gauge copper wire in my new…
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Safest Way to Contain Spliced Lamp Cord

I am interconnecting some strip lights in a closet. They are linkable LED fixtures which each come with a connector cable to link, optionally, to additional fixtures. The connector cables are a bit short for what I have in mind, but I need to use…
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Is there a way to extend electrical wire where the splices can be finished over?

I want to extend some wires to relocate some switches. Normally one might do this by splicing new wires in and covering the junction box with a cover plate. Is there a way to permanently splice wires together such that the splices don't need to be…
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Two gang cover - half receptacle half flat?

I am planning out a rewire of my basement to add more light. Once I run the main power wire (14-2) from the main panel and through the switch I need to split it into two branches for the two sides of my basement in order to apply power to the…
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Can I splice large wire for long runs?

I have a pump that is 350 ft from my house. Here are the specs for the pump: Rated power - P2: 1 HP Main frequency: 60 Hz Rated voltage: 1 x 115 V Maximum current consumption: 8 A Power plug: US plug 115V The breaker is a 20 amp GFCI breaker (I…
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Is it safe to do a three-way splice in a single gang junction box?

I'm splitting a room by adding a wall into it, and I would like to put receptacles into the new wall. I'm trying to do this making as few holes in the existing walls as possible, so I'm wondering if the following layout is safe. The main change is…
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Why do my Christmas lights have a white polyester filament inside the thin rubber wire?

I have a pre-lit incandescent Christmas tree that was attacked by my cat. I'm trying to splice the wires back together. My string of lights has a "thick" rubber wire (16 gauge) and a "thin" rubber wire (18 gauge) twined together. The 16 gauge wire…
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How can I best splice several larger wires in a plastic junction box?

I am adding a 240V/30A #8 circuit to an exterior conduit/raceway. The conduit is large enough for the wire count, and already had three #6 wires present for another 240V circuit (2 conductors, 1 EGC). The conduit reaches an exterior plastic,…
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Splicing 8 gauge wire to a 6 gauge?

From the hot tub I have 4 6 Gauge insulated wires leading 20 ft to a sub panel with a 2 pole 50 amp gfci. I then have indoors into the basement a 6/3 w ground leading 30 ft to a junction box. The issue is the green looks a little thinner after being…
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Splicing 6/3 wire to multiple 8/3 wires (or even other 6/3 wires) inside a junction box

I have a situation where my oven and counter-top range are split up, but fall within spec of being able to utilize one 50a breaker on the panel. My plan is to pull a single 6/3 cable to a large junction box, inside which I’d splice the two sets of…
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