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w0lley32 (
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Mon, May 2, 11 at 18:06
| 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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RE: junction box near heating oil tank
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| Proximity to the tank is not a concern. |
RE: junction box near heating oil tank
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| "Can I just cut the cable and install a junction box..." It is not that simple. You will not have the required wire length unless you replace a section of the cable, or use two boxes with additional cable added between them. |
RE: junction box near heating oil tank
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| Thanks for your replies. Fortunately for me, the cable was kind of bundled up in that corner, so I have about two feet of slack to work with, more than enough to ensure that 8 inches of cable enter the box on each side. My only concern was the proximity to the oil tank. |
RE: junction box near heating oil tank
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| If the tank is creating vapors that are flammable proximity to a JB is the least of your worries. Having some slack is handy, if not always attractive. |
RE: junction box near heating oil tank
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| If it's fuel oil, the fumes are not that flammable. |
RE: junction box near heating oil tank
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| "If it's fuel oil, the fumes are not that flammable." Harder to ignite, but still flammable. The spark in the injector gun has no problem. |
RE: junction box near heating oil tank
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| So we do not become distracted, an indoor tank must be vented to the outside. Any fuel oil fumes inside would be intolerable to the occupants. A junction box does not create any spark or release any spark energy unless there is a problem with the contained splices. |
RE: junction box near heating oil tank
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| Like I initially said, "If the tank is creating vapors that are flammable proximity to a JB is the least of your worries." The system is set up to prevent actual vapors from being present inside the house, and correctly installed connections do not produce sparks. |
RE: junction box near heating oil tank
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| Fuel oil is flammable, NOT combustible. |
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