(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 s&b electrical supply shop (a pro shop, not a home depot), told them I was cutting up 14ga extension cords for the wiring, because I thought it would handle movement better than romex, and asked what they recommended for boxes.
They suggested I use the kind where you push the wire through one-way slots that grip the wire. I am screwing the plastic boxes to the steel wall of the van (with insulation behind) and ziptying the wire runs in the walls, with protection between zipties and wire housing.
I have installed the boxes, run the wire, and started putting in outlets. But now I am second guessing. The plastic that grips the wire where it enters each box... isn't the movement of the van going to mean that eventually it damages the wires and starts a fire?
What do you guys think? Should I replace these boxes? It was really hard to get the extension cord, with its thick housing, through the slots -- I think there is no way I could add a protective layer.
I have had so many one step forward, one back things on this van. I don't want another, but I don't want a fire, either. Advice? Opinions?
I went to an s&b electrical supply shop (a pro shop, not a home depot), told them I was cutting up 14ga extension cords for the wiring, because I thought it would handle movement better than romex, and asked what they recommended for boxes.
They suggested I use the kind where you push the wire through one-way slots that grip the wire. I am screwing the plastic boxes to the steel wall of the van (with insulation behind) and ziptying the wire runs in the walls, with protection between zipties and wire housing.
I have installed the boxes, run the wire, and started putting in outlets. But now I am second guessing. The plastic that grips the wire where it enters each box... isn't the movement of the van going to mean that eventually it damages the wires and starts a fire?
What do you guys think? Should I replace these boxes? It was really hard to get the extension cord, with its thick housing, through the slots -- I think there is no way I could add a protective layer.
I have had so many one step forward, one back things on this van. I don't want another, but I don't want a fire, either. Advice? Opinions?
