Gangable old work boxes
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05-26-08, 09:46 PM
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Gangable old work boxes
I want to run two sticks of 3/4" ENT (smurf tube) into a metal old work box. One tube will be for the wiring of a 15 amp receptacle and the other for low-voltage (CAT5E, coax, etc). If I gang two boxes together, can I leave all of the sides on one of the boxes so I have a divider? Or do I need to use a separate divider?
This is the box I think I can use but I want to make sure: http://www.hubbellcatalog.com/raco/R...eet.asp?PN=565
Or could I use a double gang old work box and put a divider in it?
This is the box I think I can use but I want to make sure: http://www.hubbellcatalog.com/raco/R...eet.asp?PN=565
Or could I use a double gang old work box and put a divider in it?
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05-27-08, 04:39 AM
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Try this: http://www.hometech.com/techwire/wal...CN-B225RUPCand scroll down to the divided box.
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05-27-08, 09:04 AM
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Originally Posted by chandler
Try this: http://www.hometech.com/techwire/wal...CN-B225RUPCand scroll down to the divided box.
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05-27-08, 10:47 AM
Originally Posted by kornbln
If I gang two boxes together, can I leave all of the sides on one of the boxes so I have a divider? Or do I need to use a separate divider?
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05-27-08, 05:18 PM
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Look more closely at the site. The top old work box can be used with the 65 cent divider. See the groove in the bottom of the box? And, as the others say, you can drill holes for the conduit fitting.
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05-27-08, 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by chandler
Look more closely at the site. The top old work box can be used with the 65 cent divider. See the groove in the bottom of the box? And, as the others say, you can drill holes for the conduit fitting.
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05-27-08, 09:39 PM
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Originally Posted by chandler
Why would they design, manufacture and sell a product that voilated code? The divider is fiber and actually divides the box into two compartments.
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05-28-08, 02:39 AM
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Originally Posted by ray2047
Boxes are drilled all the time, even main panels though the pros usually use a device that works like a punch.
Anyways, the idea of drilling my own holes doesn't really appeal to me and I think I've found the solution. I've been looking at the Raco "Retro-Ring" that allows you to use a standard 4" square box in an "old work" application.
http://www.hubbellcatalog.com/raco/R...&FAM=RacoBoxes
Says it's compatible with their low-voltage partitions.
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06-07-08, 08:05 AM
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Originally Posted by kornbln
Right... but I'm sure those panels are designed with the intention of being punched. A plastic box designed for a specific application is a little different.
Anyways, the idea of drilling my own holes doesn't really appeal to me and I think I've found the solution. I've been looking at the Raco "Retro-Ring" that allows you to use a standard 4" square box in an "old work" application.
http://www.hubbellcatalog.com/raco/R...&FAM=RacoBoxes
Says it's compatible with their low-voltage partitions.
Anyways, the idea of drilling my own holes doesn't really appeal to me and I think I've found the solution. I've been looking at the Raco "Retro-Ring" that allows you to use a standard 4" square box in an "old work" application.
http://www.hubbellcatalog.com/raco/R...&FAM=RacoBoxes
Says it's compatible with their low-voltage partitions.
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Originally Posted by Tolyn Ironhand
That is for low voltage only. You would still need a box for the regular voltage stuff. The one that rich3236 posted is a winner. Otherwise drilling the other box chandler posted is your best option. Making your own KO's is done all the time in the trade and does not violate code. Look and the pict and you can see there is a 1/2" KO on the back.
