Garage electrical questions
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Garage electrical questions
Hi folks...
1. The feed that powers the outlets to my garage is 12 gauge, but they spliced 14 to it and ran it to the garage door opener outlet. They then spliced some more 14 guage to the garage outlet box and ran it to an exterior light. It's a 20 A circuit, but I was wondering if this is ok since these things will never require 20 A.
2. Also, do junction boxes need to have a cover on them? I have junction boxes in the garage that have wires spliced in there, but there is no cover. When does there have to be a cover on the box?
THanks!
1. The feed that powers the outlets to my garage is 12 gauge, but they spliced 14 to it and ran it to the garage door opener outlet. They then spliced some more 14 guage to the garage outlet box and ran it to an exterior light. It's a 20 A circuit, but I was wondering if this is ok since these things will never require 20 A.
2. Also, do junction boxes need to have a cover on them? I have junction boxes in the garage that have wires spliced in there, but there is no cover. When does there have to be a cover on the box?
THanks!
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1. The feed that powers the outlets to my garage is 12 gauge, but they spliced 14 to it and ran it to the garage door opener outlet. They then spliced some more 14 guage to the garage outlet box and ran it to an exterior light. It's a 20 A circuit, but I was wondering if this is ok since these things will never require 20 A.
2. Also, do junction boxes need to have a cover on them? I have junction boxes in the garage that have wires spliced in there, but there is no cover. When does there have to be a cover on the box?
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Originally Posted by rodek01
.... but it sounds like these runs were spliced in by someone not familiar with the possible ramifications and without inspection. That's kind of scary.
Thanks for the help!