Joining Electrical Cable In Wall

Make sure that you are joining two similar cables.

Joining electrical cable in wall.

The wago wall nut is a device which connects several wires of different gauges and types as you can see in this photo. Both joins are in a position where it s not suitable to have a socket ie high up so i need to hiude the join behind plasterboard in a cavity so both joins won t be accessible. A junction box also known as a splice or switch box is an electrical enclosure inside your home that contains wiring. A junction box has several holes with removable plugs in the sides and back.

Have a cable clamp for each one and loosen the screws to open the collar. Remove outer sheathing from cable. Now and again i need to join a cable that is buried in a wall sometimes in a stud wall sometimes to be plastered over. The electrical junction box.

Modern wiring up to 50 years old or so will have the gauge and number of wires printed on the outer sheathing of the cable. Most connections with electrical lines are made in the attic or in the wall where the junction box is mounted. The cables must match in terms of wire gauge and the number of individual conductors in the cable. A short video showing five different ways to join electrical cables wires.

It is a safety hazard to completely bury a junction box in a wall. Lugs which use a screw to bind wire into a holding device and bus bars which use a similar approach are used inside of electrical panels to join multiple neutral or ground wires together or to secure large diameter wires. Electrical wires run behind the walls and through the ceiling of your home meeting at junction boxes. Redoing a kitchen and need to extend some 2 5mm t e and some 6mm cooker cable.

Choose holes conveniently located for the cables you are splicing and remove the plugs. To move an accessory lower on the wall. When extending a circuit for example the electrician may run the cable vertically from an existing outlet box up to the attic or down into the basement across joists to a spot directly above or below the new box location then into that wall cavity to the new electrical box opening.