j-box range wires


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Old 01-31-06, 03:53 PM
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j-box range wires

My original service panel was 60 amp, located inside the house.
I now have a new 200 amp service panel on the outside of my house.
I am running in, through the wall, in conduit, a few branch circuit cables.
I'm gonna j-box (inside the house, using the old service panel as the j-box) and wire nut all the existing branch circuit cables(only 4, very small house) to the new cables from the new service panel. The old oven wires look like they are aluminum, stranded, and about 1/4 in in diameter. I'm assuming I will run 6 AWG for the hot wires, and 8 AWG for the neutral wire. How do I splice these? Do they make a wire nut big enough? Is there another way? Thanks in advance.
 
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Old 01-31-06, 04:42 PM
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Technically you are not allowed to do this. We cannot extend older range circuits.
If the house is that small I would seriously consider replacing the circuit to the range with an up to date 4-wire range circuit.
 
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Old 01-31-06, 05:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Willg54
My original service panel was 60 amp
And you had a 50A range? Fuses?
Or you had a 100A service with 50A range and 50A general purpose mains?

> I now have a new 200 amp service panel on the outside of my house.
> I am running in, through the wall, in conduit, a few branch circuit cables.
> I'm gonna j-box (inside the house, using the old service panel as the j-box)

Enclosure might not be rated for the amperage if what you say is true.


> and wire nut all the existing branch circuit cables (only 4, very small house)
> to the new cables from the new service panel.

Eliminate the old panel enclosure.
If you have only 4 branches, run as many completely new as possible.
The rest can be joined at a convenient location using a small box for each circuit.
You might even find that there already is a junction box for some circuits.
Run a continuous cable to each of those and splice there.




> The old oven wires look like they are aluminum, stranded,

Scrap material. Donate it to your local recycler asap.



> I'm assuming I will run 6 AWG for the hot wires, and 8 AWG for the neutral
> wire.

Not for a legal installation you won't.


> How do I splice these?
You don't if you want safe and legal.

You need to rewire with four wires.



> Is there another way?
Titanium split bolts would splice them for an unsafe installation.

You must upgrade to four-wires to be safe.
 
 

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