Im a bit retentive, esp when it comes to electric. I am not sure if this is something I should be worried about. I just got done finishing my basement. We added a few outlets, switches and worked in some existing junction boxes...... using wirenuts of course. I was cutting back the insulation to 1/2" for all my splices. (I use a ruler). When we completed, I realized that the manufacture for the wirenuts I used called for 5/8" in the directions. So I undercut all my splices by an 1/8". I keep thinking about it and am worried this will cause some sort of issue down the road...... but the family is going to think I am nuts if I open up all the boxes and redo them. Is this something I should be concerned about?

My youngest son is doing a project about electricity and safety and he has a number of questions he would like to answered in regards to circuit breakers and would love to garner a response from the knowledgable folks here (I could give him the answers but he doesn't want to use his mom as a source) He cant find this info in the book he got from the library: ----------------------------------- Would a circuit breaker trip in the home if: 1. If a live conductor touched another live conductor on the same circuit. 2. If a live conductor touch another live conductor on a different circuit. 3. If a live conductor touched a neutral conductor. 4. If a neutral conductor touched another neutral conductor. 5. If a dog bit thru a lamp cord. 6. If a live conductor were damaged or pinched but otherwise was not touching a grounded object? Use of a voltage testing device: 1. What would occur (reading) if you touched one probe to a live conductor on one circuit and the other to a live conductor on another circuit (or the same for that matter)? Wire connecting: 1. Is electrical tape acceptable for covering a splice. 2. Wire connectors directions tell you a "strip" length.... what occurs if you over or under strip the wires? Thank you, Bradley C. Moore ---------------------------------------------