On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 04:36:50 GMT, aemeijers wrote:

Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
"RBM" rbm2(remove wrote in message
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I would use tape on the wires, not nuts


Tape can chafe, adhesive on tape can loosen, especially at elevated
temperatures. No matter how you justify taking the easy way out, there is
always the possibility a problem can arise, next week, next year, next
decade.

Codes are written for a reason. Don't expect us to give you a blessing to
circumvent them.





I'm no expert, but I believe that if he disconnects the wires at the
upstream box, clips off the stripped ends, and pushes it out of the box
to drop down in the wall, no inspector would consider it a violation. He
could then completely pry out or otherwise obliterate the end box on the
run and not be in violation. Wire runs are abandoned in place all the
time- you just have to make it obvious to the guy 20 years from now that
the wire is not available for use.

I always like the idea of leaving notes inside things like that for
future people. Of course you can be nice, or you can scare the ****
out of them. For example, a note inside the box reads:

"To the future owner of this dump. These wires were disconnected
after the outlet exploded, sending a shower of sparks all over the
place, which ignited the drapes and set the place on fire. The fire
department determined that the electricity entering this box comes
from an unknown foreign source, and is not standard to the U.S. codes.
Connecting these wires to any device could detonate a nuclear reactor
explosion. DO NOT TOUCH THEM.".

That ought to scare the pants off some future kid who just started his
first day on the job as an electrician. LOL

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But having said that, I agree with the others- cut a hole in the new
cabinet, put on an extension ring, and make an outlet inside the cabinet.