Junction Box In Attic Insulation

Junction box mounting locations there are two options for mounting boxes that are wholly contained within the attic.

Junction box in attic insulation.

Junction boxes electrical junction boxes for home wiring understanding electrical junction boxes and what they are used for. One very important component is the box where the wire will be installed. There is no restriction that i m aware of about covering a junction box with insulation. I then had insulation added to the attic and they placed flexible.

Since insulation is combustible you must install face plates on all attic junction boxes to prevent contact between bare wires and insulation materials. Home electrical wiring is the process of installing electrical wire to a location that will serve electrical devices or an appliance. Remove inches of insulation from the ends of the black and the white insulated wires. The nec says that a junction box must be accessible without removing any part of the building article 314 29 2005 nec.

In my opinion blown in insulation is neither part of the structure nor a finish material and therefore wouldn t create a violation. Buried junction boxes can be an issue too. According to article 314 29 of the nec junction boxes must be accessible without removing any part of the building if you consider insulation part of the building it shouldn t cover a junction. Be careful when stripping the insulation from the wires that you use the proper notch on the wire strippers.

However your post mentions floorboards in the attic and i m not sure if you installed the junction box. Also i happened across a great photo of a junction box buried by vermiculite insulation while looking through old photos for last week s blog post on vermiculite insulation.