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What are my options? The wire runs through the finished basement ceiling. I'm not against cutting a hole in the drywall in the basement but I don't want a hidden junction box. My gut tells me that it's not ok to just wrap the wire in electrical tape but if you say otherwise, I'll go for it. I do have a little slack so I could do a junction inside the dishwasher cutout but the wire nuts would be an inch or 2 from the hole in the floor. |
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| Its too damaged to repair. It'd be better if you have the slack and room to mount a Jbox on the floor under the dishwasher. Run armored cable----BX to the dishwasher. Put a cover on the box and use the right connectors. |
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 John GaltForward, MarchPremium
join:2004-09-30
Happy Camp
kudos:5 | reply to cowspotter
Mount a box facing down on the basement ceiling, spice in that and then install a blank cover. |
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TheMGPremium
join:2007-09-04
Canada
kudos:1 | reply to cowspotter
I would put a junction box in the basement ceiling and splice in some new cabling. You can buy "decorative" blank covers for junction boxes that shouldn't be too noticeable.
Could you post a picture better showing the overall area that this damaged wiring is located? The fact that it is damaged this way is concerning, and I would take steps to better protect the wiring to prevent such damage from occurring in the future. I don't really like the way it simply comes up through a hole in the floor like that. |
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robbinPremium,MVM
join:2000-09-21
Leander, TX
kudos:1 | Instead of the basement ceiling perhaps the OP could put a box flush in the floor facing up. Then it is hidden but assessable.
Is this the wire for the dishwasher? |
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