(Another) Rough electrical question
My from-scratch van build is progressing slowly, as I get an afternoon here and there. Right now I am doing house wiring, and something is worrying me. So I thought I'd ask you all :B I went to an ...
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It is your van and you can use common sense, as you have, without worrying about stick- house codes, etc.
Agree totally with above advice about leaving lots of slack. It is a nightmare trying to change an outlet later if need be, and there is not enough wire in the box- especially if the wire is poked in a hole in the back of the receptacle and breaks off so now it is too short, instead of using the side-screws. You need enough slack wire to cut off some more insulation and have enough left over to grab onto to get it on the outlet. Also make sure all three wires have lots of slack. One too-short one and you are doomed.
I had a GFCI problem in the 5er it took a big effort to find, where the Romex white wire insulation had a small cut just where it went in the metal box which was grounded. After finding that (took a while!), of course there was no slack to pull out and fix that. The wires in the wall had no slack at all going into the box, and whoever did the job at the factory must have cut that insulation somehow. Then they put the wall on afterwards I suppose, so no hope of getting anything fixed later. I had to break into the wall and afterwards fake up a patch that didn't look too awful. Huge PITA.
IMO stick with your plan and just leave yourself lots of wire in the box so you can change outlets later if need be.
Agree totally with above advice about leaving lots of slack. It is a nightmare trying to change an outlet later if need be, and there is not enough wire in the box- especially if the wire is poked in a hole in the back of the receptacle and breaks off so now it is too short, instead of using the side-screws. You need enough slack wire to cut off some more insulation and have enough left over to grab onto to get it on the outlet. Also make sure all three wires have lots of slack. One too-short one and you are doomed.
I had a GFCI problem in the 5er it took a big effort to find, where the Romex white wire insulation had a small cut just where it went in the metal box which was grounded. After finding that (took a while!), of course there was no slack to pull out and fix that. The wires in the wall had no slack at all going into the box, and whoever did the job at the factory must have cut that insulation somehow. Then they put the wall on afterwards I suppose, so no hope of getting anything fixed later. I had to break into the wall and afterwards fake up a patch that didn't look too awful. Huge PITA.
IMO stick with your plan and just leave yourself lots of wire in the box so you can change outlets later if need be.
