On 27 Nov 2003, Cletus Milsap wrote:

All help will be appreciated with extreme prejudice.

One thing I would not waste any time worrying about is getting
your old wires to reach into your new box. This is nearly
impossible unless you mount the same sized box in the identical
spot, and who wants to be restricted like that?

Your new circuits (sounds like you'll have a few of them!) will
not be an issue, and your existing circuits can be rewired from
the nearest junction box back to the panel with crisp, clean,
new wire that you can properly dress inside the panel, not try
and stretch to reach a breaker. That's just plain ugly and can
easily be unsafe. If there isn't a nearby point to make the
changeover to new wire, then make one. A simple 1 1/4 * 3 1/2
octagon box and blank cover, a couple of connectors (one for
your new Romex, the other for the old BX or whatever else you
bave for existing) and you're in business. Even if you have to
hang 4 or 5 of these up in your joists, so what? It will give
you a clean and safe installation.

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