These are metal boxes. Looking athe box, i do see these slots on the
inside that might be considered 'ears'. How does one remove a box such
as this?

I would ask the electrician, but i had to fire him and now he is
unwilling to help.

Worst case, i can just cap that fire and splice the other one into a
power source...but i really don't want to do that.


On Dec 16, 12:19 am, David Nebenzahl wrote:
farseer spake thus:

SO, what i want to do is remove the 2nd floor junction box to see if i
can get a glimpse at where the cable might be heading towards. the
problem is, i can't for the life of me budge that junction box. I
don't see any screws holding it in place, so i can't figure out why
this box is so secure up there. the same thing seems to be the case
for the 3rnd floor box. Anyone have an idea of how these junction
boxes can be removed or pushed out of the way?Are the boxes plastic or metal? Some metal boxes have mounting "ears"
that can't be seen from the inside; plastic boxes may have a nail
attachment that likewise can't be seen from inside.

Seems unlikely you're going to be able to find out where a cable goes
anyhow even if you do manage to get the boxes out, which would take a
lot of effort and create a hell of a mess. Have you tried asking the
electrician?

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