Taylor
New Member
I'm rewiring old BX to MC, and adding cat5e in the walls. For aesthetic reasons I'd like to combine high and low voltage in receptacle boxes. I'd like to use conduit and enclosed boxes on outside (to be insulated) walls so I can rewire the cat5e some day if necessary. Carlon makes a box divider for their Super Blue boxes that meets NEC requirements for separating high and low in a box.
My issue is that I'm not sure of the ramifications of bringing MC into a plastic box. I'm using MC because I plan to insulate with foam and we sometimes have mouse issues. I imagine the issue with MC is grounding the sheathing (even if it isn't a ground path), is there a bushing I can use to bond the aluminum armor to the grounding cable?
Does anyone know of a box divider for metal boxes? I am getting the impression that nothing innovative has happened with metal boxes in about 80 years, all the innovative products are in plastic. Even so, it looks like I would need to drill a hole in a Super Blue box to bring in the conduit.
My issue is that I'm not sure of the ramifications of bringing MC into a plastic box. I'm using MC because I plan to insulate with foam and we sometimes have mouse issues. I imagine the issue with MC is grounding the sheathing (even if it isn't a ground path), is there a bushing I can use to bond the aluminum armor to the grounding cable?
Does anyone know of a box divider for metal boxes? I am getting the impression that nothing innovative has happened with metal boxes in about 80 years, all the innovative products are in plastic. Even so, it looks like I would need to drill a hole in a Super Blue box to bring in the conduit.