Is there an adapter that allows a 4 11/16" electric box to take a 4" square exposed work cover?
Do they make an adapter for a 4" box which does not have threads in the corners (only has threads for receptacles/switches in the centers) to accept one of these 4" square exposed work covers where the holes to secure them are located in the corners?
Do they make them for duplex style receptacles? Have not seen those at most hardware stores, HD/Lowes. I'll look online
Regarding adapters for the 4" I mentioned - anything?
I haven't seen plates or adapters at the big box stores. I'd imagine it's a more specialized item that you probably need to go to a local electrical supply house to get.
The only plates I've seen at local hardware stores or HD/Lowes for a 4-11/16" boxes are either blank or for larger style receptacles (dryer/range).
That's the same thing I've seen. I see they can be ordered online however they are either expensive outright or inexpensive & you need to pay a lot to ship them.
I could use a regular 4" deep box without any brackets however can't use an exposed work plate because the plain 4" boxes don't have the corner holes to mount the typical raised exposed work plate. Probably just end up using a regular flush faceplate - in the end it will work fine.
My whole purpose for inquiring is because I tend to really like the extra room in the bigger boxes especially when using GFCI type receptacles + pigtails + additional wires, etc. Not a fan of always feeling like the boxes are tight with wires & room (even if I'm not actually exceeding box fill). Since the area I'm wiring is not finished inside the exposed work plates would have fit in well.
The picture I posted is standard duplex receptacles.
Do you mean a decora opening ? Like what a GFI uses ?
If you want to mount a 4-11/16" box to the side of a stud to be sheetrocked over....
you install what is called a mud ring. They come in single and dual opening.
Standards devices and plates go on over after sheetrocking.
The 4-11/16" is used more commercially and with it comes higher prices.
The 4-11/16" flat plate is a 72c62a. Not inexpensive either..... +/- $8.
Doubtful the home improvement stores have it.
You may need to get them from an electrical supply..... Garvin 72c62a
Garvin also makes an adapter plate which I haven't seen before.
Not sure how effective it is. Garvin 72cp
Replacing an older 27” wall oven with a newer version of the same oven. Old oven required a 30 amp breaker and new oven also requires a 30 amp breaker. When the house was built they ran 4 wire, #6awg romex from a subpanel about 40 feet to a 50 amp receptacle behind the oven cabinet. I know that the oven unit requires hardwire. The outlet is way too low on the wall, so my plan is to use the 4x4 box as a junction box with about 5’ of NM cable to a new 4x4 box located just above the oven cabinet. This is where I will connect to the cable whip that comes with the oven unit. It looks like the cable whip on the oven is #8awg. What type of wire nut should I use to join each #6awg wire to the #8awg wire? Would this be the same wire nut to connect the #8awg wires together? I will use a blank access cover on the box. The installation manual for the new oven unit specifies a 30 amp breaker for this particular oven.
03-28-23, 05:58 PM
