How to make a junction box -- wire splicing

Making junction boxes for less than 2 dollars (assuming you have the tools and wire nuts/push connectors already) :-) ---This is a re-upload where at the end I address some safety concerns pointed out by viewers.

#junctionboxes #junctionbox

0:00 Intro
00:50 Electrical tester
1:50 Finding constant power
3:37 When you can't get any slack-- installing 2 junction boxes.
7:44 Push connectors
9:15 Wire nuts
13:34 When you have slack-- making a single junction box (piece of cake).
16:19 Addressing viewer comments

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[nickdel]

You need a staple for the cable regardless of the type of box knockouts. And the distance is 8" for a plastic box and 12" for a metal box.

[digantshah]

The best and simplest explanation I've ever come across! Thank you so much for sharing with the rest of the world. I liked and subscribed to your channel. Thank you

[geraldpatrick]

In Oregon I was a laborer on a housing addition. I happened to be alone on site when the electrical inspector came. He looked in the attic and saw romex lay over the top of the ceiling joists and said he was going to fail the inspection due to that. I asked him what he wanted to see to take care of that problem. He said a 2x4 along side of the wires would suffice. When the contractor came back to the site, I relayed that information and rather than calling for the electrification to come back.he had me put in the 2xs and called for another inspection. Which passed.

[rkerby]

Great job at explaining "how to do a junction box"!
I appreciated how you came back and added those important details.
Well done!

[chrisgodby]

This video was super helpful for me. Especially the section beginning at the 3:38 mark about installing 2 junction boxes when there's no slack!

[usa]

This is the universe's way to remind me to do this. My random splice of wires hanging out in the open has been bothering me lol. Nice video

[bobbyjypennington]

I’ve watched over the last few months hundreds of these videos and yours is by far the best & easiest to understand. Some guys, & I’m sure they know what they r doing, don’t explain things very well & it’s hard to understand if ur not an electrician. Thanks for ur help, I really appreciate it.

[TaiViinikka]

I really appreciate the updates and overlays. Thanks Dave! If you had run this as scripted and shot, it was a pretty average video, but your care taken to fix words you misspoke, safety features that were glossed over, and even stuff that was entirely forgotten makes it almost a perfect junction box video, from my perspective. It's even *better* than if you somehow wrote and produced it perfectly the first time, because it calls attention to critical and easily-forgotten issues! Keep making "mistakes" like this!

[Maner_Louis]

Dude, thank you so much! This is by far one of the greatest tutorial videos on YouTube. Thank you!

[andrewallen]

It's one of the best videos on utube.. You explain you show you do all at the same time...youre a good teacher. THANK YOU SIR😊

[gloriamaiolini]

This the video I have been looking for.days!!! The others just show connecting to another outlet. Thank you, thank you.

[maxtrap]

Dave, thank-you. This is a huge help for us that aren’t electricians. There’s always going to be a critic that is somehow offended by the helpful. Nobody likes them anyway. Great presentation!

[kyungrix]

I put a new circuit for an inline 10" booster fan in my attic to help get extra A/C air volume to the furthest part of my house. It worked great, but I have another room that needs a boost so I'm adding another fan. I was going to tap into the wire I ran before but there wasn't enough slack to do it with one junction box. I didn't even think about using 2 junction boxes until I watched this video. I was stalled because I was over thinking how to do it to properly to code. This video made me say 💡💡💡"Oh DUH" because every other circuit has numerous junction boxes and splices for all the outlets and lights. Using two junction boxes this close together is quite literally no different. 😅 So thank you kind man, for this video.

[zueglitz]

GREAT video. Literally doing this over last weekend. 125 year old house. BX is out but no slack. Thanks!!

[aurvaroy]

Second time watching this wonderful video. After the first time watching, I started making my own junction boxes in my attics, probably more than necessary lol. But seriously, this has helped me and saved my life several times when I cut NM cables with no slack to tap power. What I love about your method of installing two boxes is that they can be placed far apart, like from one side to the opposite side which is what I prefer to do for various reasons.

Also I highly recommend lever nuts like WAGOs since they are perfect for this application. It makes this job faster and easier, while still providing reliable and future power. Don't get me wrong, I still use wire nuts and have no issues joining solid with stranded, but there's literally no denying how simple it is to add, remove, relocate, or replace anything inside the box, including the box itself, using lever nuts. Do keep in mind for anyone out there that once you get your hands on a couple, there's no going back; instead you'll be craving more lol

[geraldpatrick]

In 1963 I was taking a class in a technical high school that was called "Terminal Electric"" where we were taught house wiring. We didn't have wire nuts. We twisted the wire and wrapped them first with rubber tape and then with friction tape. It was years later that I started using wire nuts. It just makes sense to twist the wire. That is the electrical connection the wire nut is insulation for the splice.

[scarce]

Perfect..adding an outlet in a few bedrooms, (and removing a stupid amount in the basement) this was my plan to do it this way..just needed affirmation. Great video!

[BrandonRaehl]

Most DIY videos on wiring totally avoid going into detail about splicing, and your video was exactly the info I needed to do my project. I've been looking all day and finally came across what I needed. Thank you!

[winstontaylor]

I noticed that you never locked out and tagged out your circuit for safety and in making the connections all load wires are normally connected first in the order ground, neutral and line, not to take away it was a good video

[paulrodriguez]

Thanks for sharing. Great video. Well explained and simple. Thanks so much. You just saved me $200.00 . An electrician was going going to charge me $200.00 for doing this for me.