Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Some random attic wiring

I'll backdate this when I have the date of the picture, but this is a junction box I was particularly happy with for the kitchen light, an outlet there, and the light above my basement stairs.

If you're thinking to yourself "how can this junction box do all that with just 3 wires," the answer is that there are 2 more wires coming into this box from below. This also marks my first use of 3-conductor wire (with ground). Using 14/3 lets me use a single wire for an outlet and a switch for a fixture, and remedies this crazy wiring situation which was all done in 14/2, along the hot leg to the ceiling fixture:


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