How To Splice Wires In Attic

Junction boxes and splicing electrical wiring.

How to splice wires in attic.

I am installing ceiling lights on my attic that has only fiberglass insulation. If the term open wiring splice sounds greek to you then in simple terms a splice is a connection that is made between two wires. Splicing is the process of combining 2 lengths of wires so they can carry a current. I ve spliced the cables with the plastic caps and encased the plastic in this box which is a metallic fixture box.

Before you splice your wires together you need to prepare the wires by stripping them and turning off the power. Depending on the amount of slack at the splice you will separate the splice nail a electrical box to a nearby joist or stud and remake the splice in the box with a blank cover. I needed to splice some cables half way to the fixture box. Here is what i ve done.

I just want to verify that i ve done so properly. If you come across a wire or romex cable that nee. I would like to add a switch and light to the existing electrical circuit wiring and not have to install more wiring and a new circuit breaker. Splice the stripped ends of the black hot wires together in the same manner then the white neutral ones.

To make the connection hold all the wire ends side by side and screw on the wire nut. There are many ways to splice wires together from simply using wire caps to soldering them together. Open wire splices found in your home attic during the inspection could add a further dent to your bank accounts. When you re using a twist on connector to splice a stranded wire with a solid wire it s a good idea to strip an extra 1 8 inch of insulation from the stranded wire and to hold the wires together so the stranded wire extends 1 8 inch past the solid.

The method demonstrated here is the correct way to splice electrical wires using ul approved wire connectors joined inside an approved electrical box.