cover a junction box As long as the cover meets certain requirements, it’s fine to cover a junction box. The NEC requires that junction box covers be accessible, which means you should be able to remove them without damaging the building structure or finishes.
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You cannot cover any junction box that still has live wires in it. Your best bet is to either remove the box all together or just put a cover plate on it.You cannot cover any junction box that still has live wires in it. Your best bet is to either remove the box all together or just put a cover plate on it. One solution for dealing with a light fixture that doesn’t cover the junction box is to use a round cover plate with a hole in the center. To do this, you will need to locate a cover plate that is large enough to cover the open areas of the junction box and has a hole in the center that is large enough to fit the rectangular light fixture. Electrical box covers enclose the front of the box and are required by code; it is unsafe, and usually illegal, to leave an electrical box uncovered. Solid or blank covers have no holes and are used with junction boxes or for enclosing unused boxes.
4 Packs Square Electrical Box Cover with 1/2 Inch Knockout, 4 Inch Metal Junction Box Covers, Flat Outlet Box Plate with Angled Mounting Slots for 4 inch Square Box As long as the cover meets certain requirements, it’s fine to cover a junction box. The NEC requires that junction box covers be accessible, which means you should be able to remove them without damaging the building structure or finishes.
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Replacing a Junction Box Cover. Your existing junction box should already meet the required National Electrical codes of standards, but if you happen to find one in your home that is missing a cover, it is best to have it replaced immediately. Box not needed. There's a huge difference between covering it (with a plate), and covering OVER it (with anything that makes it inaccessible). You are correct, the junction boxes must remain accessible. The NEC 314.29 prohibits covering up boxes such that you'd need to remove "part of the building" to access the wires inside. The drywall is considered "part of the building." A junction box is a standard electrical box that contains two or more spliced electrical cables. The box must have a removable, accessible cover. Junction boxes can be placed along electrical conduit, too.
ABS Electrical Junction Box, Ventilated Design, Cable Grommets, IP65 Waterproof Enclosure, Indoor/Outdoor Use with Mounting Panel. (Clear Cover, 15"x11"x5.1")You cannot cover any junction box that still has live wires in it. Your best bet is to either remove the box all together or just put a cover plate on it.
One solution for dealing with a light fixture that doesn’t cover the junction box is to use a round cover plate with a hole in the center. To do this, you will need to locate a cover plate that is large enough to cover the open areas of the junction box and has a hole in the center that is large enough to fit the rectangular light fixture. Electrical box covers enclose the front of the box and are required by code; it is unsafe, and usually illegal, to leave an electrical box uncovered. Solid or blank covers have no holes and are used with junction boxes or for enclosing unused boxes.4 Packs Square Electrical Box Cover with 1/2 Inch Knockout, 4 Inch Metal Junction Box Covers, Flat Outlet Box Plate with Angled Mounting Slots for 4 inch Square Box As long as the cover meets certain requirements, it’s fine to cover a junction box. The NEC requires that junction box covers be accessible, which means you should be able to remove them without damaging the building structure or finishes.
Replacing a Junction Box Cover. Your existing junction box should already meet the required National Electrical codes of standards, but if you happen to find one in your home that is missing a cover, it is best to have it replaced immediately.
Box not needed. There's a huge difference between covering it (with a plate), and covering OVER it (with anything that makes it inaccessible).
You are correct, the junction boxes must remain accessible. The NEC 314.29 prohibits covering up boxes such that you'd need to remove "part of the building" to access the wires inside. The drywall is considered "part of the building." A junction box is a standard electrical box that contains two or more spliced electrical cables. The box must have a removable, accessible cover. Junction boxes can be placed along electrical conduit, too.
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