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junction box near heating oil tank

w0lley32
12 years ago

Hi! My parents just had their heating oil tank replaced in their basement, but while removing the old tank, the heating company knicked a 14-2 cable that runs in the wall, just above the tank. Can I just cut the cable and install a junction box wherever I find convenient and make it accessible, or because it would be over a tank of combustible do I need to make my juction box some distance away from the tank?

I would prefer replacing the entire length of cable, but the other end is not easily accessible without damaging the walls. Thanks.

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