On 1/14/2011 12:16 PM me said:

Someone--electrician, or someone like him--needs to pull the wire
farther into the box, *if* that is possible. Contrary to what "HeyBub"
told you, the people who wire such boxes often leave little or no slack
in the wires, even they're spozed to leave about 6" free.

Ahem; I should correct myself here, before the hordes of a.h.r. descend
upon me and beat me about the head and ears. There's supposed to be
about 6" of wires free *inside the box*. There's no requirement for any
such slack behind the box. And the cable could/should be stapled to
something inside the wall. So it sounds like you might have a hell of a
repair situation there.

Still worthwhile to try to see if an inch or two of cable can be coaxed
into the box. Remember, safety first: make sure the line is
"de-energized" as they say before touching anything.


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who stands to make his point, then removes his hearing aid as a sign
that he is not going to hear any rebuttals.