Terminating Wires In The Attic

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Terminating wires in the attic.

It is best to screw a wire connector over the end of the wires and cover the box with a blank plate as you have mentioned. I was renovating the upstairs bathroom and found that the fixtures are on a circuit of knob and tube wiring which is buried in insulation in the attic. The next best approach is to terminate the electrical wires with wire caps wire nuts. This avoids the hassle of running a new wire into the panel from the attic and.

I would then terminate the unused wires in the attic within an enclosed terminal block in the attic. Leaving wires short leads to trying to perform terminations inside the electrical box which ends up having poor connections and loose wire nuts or screw terminals. This is useful for homeowners that are doing renovations and need to have live electri. When i need to add another circuit in the future all i have to do is run the circuit from the terminal bock and replace the dummy circuit breaker with a real one.

In this video i show you how to safely cap off live electrical wires. The cable ripper conveniently removes the jacket from the cable exposing the wires without nicking the outer jacket of the wire. However for the time being i want to complete the renovation and i. Bring all of the wire up into the attic.

This is a fire hazard and i will remedy this situation as soon as possible by hiring someone to rewire the upstairs which is all knob and tube and all buried in insulation. All terminated electrical wires are trimmed capped and safely enclosed in an accessible surface flush electrical box.