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Default How Is This Switch Wired?

On 2007-11-06, DerbyDad03 wrote:

Please save me (and him) the research...what would be the minimum
depth for 5 cables? Isn't there also an issue with how many wires can
be nutted together in given box?


Box fill summary: minimum required box volume is a sum of terms, each
of which depends on the wire size, in particular 2.00 in^3 for a #14
wire and 2.25 in^3 for a #12 wire. You individually count all current
carrying conductors entering the box (hot and neutral), you count all
the EGCs as only one wire, you count any internal wire clamps, and you
count each device (yoke) in the box as two allowances.

Cheers, Wayne