Terminating Wires In The Attic

While one person holds the flashlight the other person should use a staple gun to run the wire along the rafters from one entry hole to the other.

Terminating wires in the attic.

It is best to screw a wire connector over the end of the wires and cover the box with a blank plate as you have mentioned. In this video i show you how to safely cap off live electrical wires. However for the time being i want to complete the renovation and i. The cable ripper conveniently removes the jacket from the cable exposing the wires without nicking the outer jacket of the wire.

When i need to add another circuit in the future all i have to do is run the circuit from the terminal bock and replace the dummy circuit breaker with a real one. Leaving wires short leads to trying to perform terminations inside the electrical box which ends up having poor connections and loose wire nuts or screw terminals. This is a fire hazard and i will remedy this situation as soon as possible by hiring someone to rewire the upstairs which is all knob and tube and all buried in insulation. I don t know if there is a problem with the whole house fan but as long as the power source will not be connected to it then you can leave the wiring in the attic junction box and cap off the wires and covering the junction box as mentioned.

I would then terminate the unused wires in the attic within an enclosed terminal block in the attic. This avoids the hassle of running a new wire into the panel from the attic and. The staple gun should be loaded with wire staples designed for holding the size and type of wire you are running. The next best approach is to terminate the electrical wires with wire caps wire nuts.

Bring all of the wire up into the attic. All terminated electrical wires are trimmed capped and safely enclosed in an accessible surface flush electrical box.