We came into this home after an electrical fire had occurred and knew immediately what happened.
Open splices in attic.
Don t use knob and tube.
Junction boxes and splicing electrical wiring.
Considering that a splice is the most likely place for a glowing connection and that a box and cover are designed to contain fire why wouldn t you use a box and cover in an attic splice.
You can see how he just modified the boxes and placed the open splices into them as they were before and just left them all over the attic like this.
The idea of paying a visit to these places is not thrilling but as many good atlanta electrical contractors would be quick to point out the majority of electrical problems in many homes have their origin in these spaces.
He repaired about 20 open splices this way.
Also none of my gfci outlets will trip i kow i can replace these myself but the main box won t open.
Open wiring splices in your attic are dangerous crawl spaces and attics in our homes are dark and damp places which often become the permanent address for pests and rodents.
Splices in attic wiring my home inspector found some diy splices in the wiring in the attic and said that has to be fixed now he suggested dry boxes at each splice.
The connection of two or more wires is called a splice and an open splice is when it is not contained inside a box.
Their contractor is saying it just needs to be in a box and if he staples it down within 8 it is fine.
You can see how the wiring caused this issue in the photos.
Open air splices stay cooler than enclosed splices.
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There are no issues with modern wiring touching insulation.
I found 3 open splices in my attic.
Wiring should be stapled to the wood studs and have splices in accessible junction boxes.
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However any cracks in the walls and ceilings that separate the garage from habitable space or an open attic need to be caulked with a fire rated caulk to maintain the integrity of the firewall separation.
I would like to add a switch and light to the existing electrical circuit wiring and not have to install more wiring and a new circuit breaker.
Check local electrical codes for specific requirements.
What is the correct and most efficient way to splice 14 2 from 14 3 that is running through my attic.
What s the red blob.
Is that a shit splice under brown electrical tape.
It touches insulation all the time in your walls.
Then i lost the nuetral to my master bedroom.
Open splice causes attic fire.
I guess i need to cover more bases.
