Travis Jordan ) said...

You can use #6 wire nuts. The splice must be contained within a
junction box. Make sure that the temporary wiring you use meets code
(i.e. NM mounted correctly, BX, in conduit, etc.)

There are also cable splicing kits available. They contain brass splices
and heat shirink tubing.

The splices are sections short brass tubing with a set screw at each end.
You place a section of heat shrink tubing over one wire, insert that wire
into one end of a splice and tighten the screw. Insert the other wire into
the other end and tighten its screw, then slide the heat shrink tubing over
the splice and heat gently to shrink the tubing.

These kits are usually certified for splicing a cable that is underground,
but within a building the splice must still be in a junction box.

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