On Feb 10, 9:29*am, "RonABC" wrote:
wrote:
On Feb 10, 12:24 am, "RonABC" wrote:

Is it possible that the code allows two ground wires to be connected
to the one green grounding screw, but does not permit two wires per
screw for the white and black wires?
No, the grounds are bare so it is easy to twist them together in the
back of the box and cut one off short. Then you hook the remaining
wire over the single green screw and tighten it down.

I assume that you mean twist them together using a wire nut (such as a green
one with a hole in the center), since just twisting them together without
one doesn't meet the code.

Also, if the wire that is cut off short leaves it with less than 6 inches of
wire in the box, that would not meet the code requirements.

This last statement is untrue. The code requires six inches of wire
in the box and extending at least three inches beyond the opening of
the box "for splices or the connection of luminaires (fixtures) or
devices." The code does not require that the conductors be that long
after the splices are made up and the devices installed. Requiring
that would overcrowd many boxes and cause more problems.

--
Tom Horne