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Default Wires Too Short in Outlet Box, How to Extend Length ?

On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 13:37:45 -0500, BOB wrote:

Wires Too Short in Outlet Box, How to Extend Length ?


Is there a good/safe way to EXTEND those 110 volt wires?
I tried using 12 gauge wires and using a wire nut to extend a piece


Unless the original wire is 12 gauge, no point in using 12 gauge. If
it's 14, 14 will do.

but this made it impossible to push all those wires back into the box.


Maybe you're not pushing hard enough.

So does anyone have a method to extend those wires?

Thanks,