Any safety concerns with a junction box in the ceiling?
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07-25-19, 07:13 AM
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Any safety concerns with a junction box in the ceiling?
I know it's not code but.....
I'm in the process of installing recess lighting in the kitchen and the wiring wasn't as I thought. I'm trying to get power to a switch in the kitchen and need to extend the hot wire so it will get to the switch. The easiest thing to do would be to screw a junction box to the ceiling joist and splice another romex and then run the hot to the switch. I know it's not to code to install boxes in a closed ceiling but the ceiling technically wont be closed because I'll have a recess can in front of the junction box. I know it's not to code but is there any danger of doing this? If I ever need to get to it again I can just take the can down and do what I have to do with the junction box.
Basically I'm adding a junction box so the hot will get to the switch, then installing a can in front of it with the wire coming back from the switch. I tired adding a pic for reference. The recess light will be the beginning of several other recess cans, that's where it would start so the switch controls them all.
I'm in the process of installing recess lighting in the kitchen and the wiring wasn't as I thought. I'm trying to get power to a switch in the kitchen and need to extend the hot wire so it will get to the switch. The easiest thing to do would be to screw a junction box to the ceiling joist and splice another romex and then run the hot to the switch. I know it's not to code to install boxes in a closed ceiling but the ceiling technically wont be closed because I'll have a recess can in front of the junction box. I know it's not to code but is there any danger of doing this? If I ever need to get to it again I can just take the can down and do what I have to do with the junction box.
Basically I'm adding a junction box so the hot will get to the switch, then installing a can in front of it with the wire coming back from the switch. I tired adding a pic for reference. The recess light will be the beginning of several other recess cans, that's where it would start so the switch controls them all.
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07-25-19, 08:34 AM
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Ya, that's an option but I don't think all the wires will fit in there. That is my option 1, but the boxes are tiny. I'm using HD Commercial Electric which are bigger boxes than Halo, they may fit, but I doubt it.
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07-25-19, 11:27 AM
Code says boxes have to be accessible; it doesn't say exactly what that means. I think as long as the box is right next to the can opening it can satisfy the accessibility requirement, although not an ideal arrangement if you can figure a different way.
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07-25-19, 11:34 AM
Someone might correct me on this, but, if it happens to be attic above, and that part of the attic is accessible, meaning you could get to the box and work inside it, I believe that could be an acceptable option.
