A: It is important to cover an electrical junction box no matter where it’s located. When one or more electrical wires are twisted together, the connection causes resistance to the flow of ...

The humble junction box might not be what you think of when you think of your home's electricity, and you might even wonder what it does. Do you even need one?

An example of this is the placement of electrical equipment in fire-rated assemblies. As an inspector, I frequently run across improperly placed junction boxes (JBs) in firewalls (e.g., fire-rated ...

A: It is important to cover an electrical junction box no matter where it's located. When one or more electrical wires are twisted together, the connection causes resistance to the flow of ...