Extending receptacles?
#1
10-23-16, 01:51 PM
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Extending receptacles?
I am refinishing my raised ranch basement. I decided I wanted my walls to go straight from floor to ceiling instead of having a 4 foot shelf around the whole room. Now I have to pull the receptacles forward flush with the new wall.
What is the best way to do this? Can I extend the box's that are already there to the wall in front of them and just buy covers to close off the old boxes or do I have to rewire the whole thing with longer wires so I can keep the receptacles the same height throughout?
Below is a picture of the old box as well as the new wall that's in front of it.
What is the best way to do this? Can I extend the box's that are already there to the wall in front of them and just buy covers to close off the old boxes or do I have to rewire the whole thing with longer wires so I can keep the receptacles the same height throughout?
Below is a picture of the old box as well as the new wall that's in front of it.
#2
10-23-16, 02:22 PM
Sorry to say you can't use the box as shown in the back wall as a junction box to extend the wire out to the new wall. Junction boxes can not be covered or buried within the wall. Unless you have enough slack in the wire to pull the existing box out to be mounted on the new wall you may be stuck with pulling new wire. But there is another solution and it is to use a Tyco splice connector. No box required and can be inside the wall.
Tyco Electronics Romex Splice Kit 2 Wire, 1/Clam-CPGI-1116377-2 - The Home Depot
Tyco Electronics Romex Splice Kit 2 Wire, 1/Clam-CPGI-1116377-2 - The Home Depot
#3
10-23-16, 02:35 PM
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Check with your AHJ before using a Tyco splice. Some jurisdictions may not approve their use. Consider also you are setting up a possible future problem should it fail since it may be forgotten and even if not forgotten the wall would have to be opened to check it.
#8
10-23-16, 06:44 PM
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Thanks PCBOSS. Now that I have to reroute wires anyway I am trying to figure out if I can just lower the outlets onto the 40" high cement, basement wall. Maybe you can help with this. I posted about it here http://www.doityourself.com/forum/el...ml#post2572738
