Are All Neutrals Attached In The Attic

The neutrals about 8 14 or 12 s were all hastily twisted together and covered in tape not wire nut at all all overcubed in a way too small of a j box a 4 sq metal and the arc bark happened every time the neutral touched the box which was how i knew it was the problem the.

Are all neutrals attached in the attic.

The title and the number chippies are from dusty attic as well. He couldn t say why code was changed. 1 for all the ground wires combined. The attic however has a floor so i am wondering if it is possible to blow insulation into the attic beneath the floor without having to tear up the floor.

The left over white conductors will be your neutrals once you tie them in with the existing neutral wires in the light. Attach the black of the new wire to the other screw on your switch this is your switch leg. 2 for each device switch or outlet but not light fixtures multiply the total by 2 00 for 14 gauge wire and by 2 25 for 12 gauge wire to get the minimum box size required in cubic inches. Energized conductors in sub panel pig tailed to romex which enters into the main panel grounds and neutrals attached to the main panel bus bars see photos.

I m sure that ideally you would want to seal all ceiling openings and possibly fixtures but tearing up a 2000 sf of 165 year old floor seems like it could be a bear. Talked to an electrician that said this would not be to code today however it was ok 4 or 5 years ago. There are some tag images in the walking in the forest collection so i cut these out to used along the top of the photo as a page accent and a. 1 for all the cable clamps combined.

Attic was rewired in new nm but attached to old k t. Use the black of the original wire as your line or hot conductor it will be attached to one of the screws on your switch. Then choose a box with at least this much volume.