Terminating Wires In The Attic

This is useful for homeowners that are doing renovations and need to have live electri.

Terminating wires in the attic.

Bring all of the wire up into the attic. I was renovating the upstairs bathroom and found that the fixtures are on a circuit of knob and tube wiring which is buried in insulation in the attic. 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. I would then terminate the unused wires in the attic within an enclosed terminal block in the attic.

The staple gun should be loaded with wire staples designed for holding the size and type of wire you are running. 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. To use a utility knife. 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.

All terminated electrical wires are trimmed capped and safely enclosed in an accessible surface flush electrical box. The cable ripper conveniently removes the jacket from the cable exposing the wires without nicking the outer jacket of the wire. The next best approach is to terminate the electrical wires with wire caps wire nuts. 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.

However for the time being i want to complete the renovation and i. 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.