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Kevin Ricks

wrote:
On Jan 5, 3:25 pm, wrote:
I found a"hot" unused romex cable laying in the dirt under my house.
I can't get back to the point of origin to disconnect. It is on a GFI
circuit. What is the proper way to safely terminate this wire?
Thanks,
Phil

Thanks for the responses. The junction box looks like the way I'll
have to go. How do I need to ""prepare" the end of the cable inside
the box? Can I make a new cut on the end of the cable and wrap it
with electrical tape or should I put wire nuts on the ends of each
individual conductor?

Thanks again,
Phil

If metal box, I would put a wirenut on at least the hot (black) wire
and attach the bare ground wire to the grounding screw. You may have to
purchase the green grounding screw separately.
I like to point the wirenut up so it does not fill with dust or whatever.
If the box is plastic I wouldn't worry about wirenuts and no grounding
needed. Just strip the outer Romex cover a few inches and separate the
wires some.
In either case clip any striped wires back to the insulation.

Kevin