Bassman
DIY Member
Just when everything was going so well...
Over the range I have installed a 21 cu. inch adjustable Carlon box. There are four pieces of 14/2 that get tied together and one 12/2 that is to be wired to the single receptacle for the range hood. That exceeds the capacity of the box if I figure correctly. A standard box extender might save me (I can adjust the box back into the wall quite a bit) but it doesn't fit over the adjusting screw for the box.
Options?
1-cut away the extension to fit over the adjusting screw in the box
2-extend the box in some other way on the inside surface of the cabinet
3-stuff it all in and hope nobody notices
3-Go into the garage on the other side of the wall and rewire
4-remove the cabinet and rewire-I didn't really say that.
Any advice is most welcome, thanks.
Over the range I have installed a 21 cu. inch adjustable Carlon box. There are four pieces of 14/2 that get tied together and one 12/2 that is to be wired to the single receptacle for the range hood. That exceeds the capacity of the box if I figure correctly. A standard box extender might save me (I can adjust the box back into the wall quite a bit) but it doesn't fit over the adjusting screw for the box.
Options?
1-cut away the extension to fit over the adjusting screw in the box
2-extend the box in some other way on the inside surface of the cabinet
3-stuff it all in and hope nobody notices
3-Go into the garage on the other side of the wall and rewire
4-remove the cabinet and rewire-I didn't really say that.
Any advice is most welcome, thanks.