The pancake box is designed to be installed on the sheeting, not the siding.
you use a hole saw and cut through the siding material, then mount the
pancake. The surface should be flush with the siding. It is not an outdoor
box, and is not being used as one



"Noozer" wrote in message
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Don't tell me this!

I did not see anything that looked like an "outdoor" pancake box. What's
the difference between an outdoor rated box and a normal box?

"Cliff Hartle" wrote in message
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One question no one is asking. I this box rated for exterior use?
The only pancake boxes I have seen are for indoor work.


"Noozer" wrote in message
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I'm installing some lighting on the outside of my garage. It seems
pretty straightforward, but I've got a question regarding the electrical
boxes...

I'm using "pancake" boxes. I knockout one of the holes in the back of
the box. Then I hold it up where I want it mounted and mark the wall. I
take it down and drill my hole. Put it back up and screw into place.
Pull the wire through.

How do I clamp the wire so it doesn't pull out of the box? I know that
there are clips that can be put into place, but the sheathing of the
garage wall precludes my using them. I guess I could put the clip in
backwards, but they are wider than the pancake box is high.

Do I just leave the wire loose and depend on the "staple" inside the
garage to hold the wire?

Just want to be sure that this will meet code here in Calgary. Don't
want to fail my inspection.