Junction box question
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Junction box question
Hey folks,
Several months ago I had a large propane tank installed on the side of my house. The propane folks indicated that it had to be 10ft from any source of ignition (e.g. electricity) and, consequently, I had to remove a light fixture that was installed on my exterior wall.
I removed all the wires from that junction box and it is now empty, and will not ever be used again (because of the propane tank).
My question: Can I stucco over the junction box, or does it need to be treated like a 'live' box and remain accessible? Once it is stuccoed over, it will be completely inaccessible (since the access to the box is on the exterior of the house) so - for all intents & purposes - it won't be possible to add new wires to the box in the future. Or should I just put a cover on the box?
Thanks for your help!
-Shalie
Several months ago I had a large propane tank installed on the side of my house. The propane folks indicated that it had to be 10ft from any source of ignition (e.g. electricity) and, consequently, I had to remove a light fixture that was installed on my exterior wall.
I removed all the wires from that junction box and it is now empty, and will not ever be used again (because of the propane tank).
My question: Can I stucco over the junction box, or does it need to be treated like a 'live' box and remain accessible? Once it is stuccoed over, it will be completely inaccessible (since the access to the box is on the exterior of the house) so - for all intents & purposes - it won't be possible to add new wires to the box in the future. Or should I just put a cover on the box?
Thanks for your help!
-Shalie
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As long as the j-box does not have any wires in it, you can completely cover it. The wires you removed should be unhooked and pushed out of the box on the other ends too so there's no chance of them being energized in the wall.
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Originally Posted by sidecutter
You can of course, do whatever you want with the existing box I'm quite certain, including utilizing it for a storage place for all your jewelry and valuables (lol).
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If the box that was abandoned was for a lighting fixture for an exterior door you now have a code violation unless another source of lighting can supply illumination to that door.
I won't go into what the propane company told you but, propane is heavier than air. If the light fixture was going to cause a problem the bigger issue is the leaking tank, not the chance of a spark.
I won't go into what the propane company told you but, propane is heavier than air. If the light fixture was going to cause a problem the bigger issue is the leaking tank, not the chance of a spark.
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If the box that was abandoned was for a lighting fixture for an exterior door you now have a code violation unless another source of lighting can supply illumination to that door.
I won't go into what the propane company told you but, propane is heavier than air. If the light fixture was going to cause a problem the bigger issue is the leaking tank, not the chance of a spark.
I won't go into what the propane company told you but, propane is heavier than air. If the light fixture was going to cause a problem the bigger issue is the leaking tank, not the chance of a spark.
Agree that the leaking tank would be a bigger problem than the chance of a spark. But hey... they said 'If you would like pro-pane - and pro-pane accessories - you must follow our rules.' I did, so I did.
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