Hi all experts,
I heard that there is something called Junction Box which can let you connect your wiring in the future. May I ask what Junction Box looks like? And how does it work on wiring?
Thank you for your help. Much appreciated!!!
Browse Forums Home Theatre & Automation 1 Jan 12, 2009 9:01 pm Hi all experts,
I heard that there is something called Junction Box which can let you connect your wiring in the future. May I ask what Junction Box looks like? And how does it work on wiring? Thank you for your help. Much appreciated!!! Metricon Amira Re: Junction Box 3Jan 12, 2009 10:25 pm It's a small plastic box containing screw terminals where an electrician can connect extra leads... It means you can route the wiring in the areas you need so it's ready for later connections. Have a look in Bunnings, they have them.
Ed Re: Junction Box 4Jan 12, 2009 10:32 pm EcoClassic It's a small plastic box containing screw terminals where an electrician can connect extra leads... It means you can route the wiring in the areas you need so it's ready for later connections. Have a look in Bunnings, they have them. Ed For the junction box, where does it normally located in the house? With the junction box, does that mean I can add more wirings after plasterboard has been done? Sorry for my silly questions as I'm new but want to learn about this... Thank you for your time and help Metricon Amira Re: Junction Box 5Jan 12, 2009 10:40 pm a junction box has no real purpose in a home theatre setup.
You can run conduits for cabling but a junction box is just a plastic box...thats it!! Re: Junction Box 6Jan 12, 2009 10:48 pm kikin For the junction box, where does it normally located in the house? quote] Right behind the plasterboard where you might want an extra socket or light fitting kikin With the junction box, does that mean I can add more wirings after plasterboard has been done? It will save cost, damage, and time. kikin Sorry for my silly questions as I'm new but want to learn about this... Thank you for your time and help You're welcome - but if it is Home Theatre stuff you need to talk to Matt.... Ed Re: Junction Box 8Jan 12, 2009 11:00 pm mattwalker a junction box has no real purpose in a home theatre setup. You can run conduits for cabling but a junction box is just a plastic box...thats it!! One more question (hope it won't be annoying you)... Are the conduits hidden inside the wall? or is it just like pipe which shown on the flooring corner or cornice? Thanks again!!! Metricon Amira Re: Junction Box 9Jan 13, 2009 9:19 am I conduit (the way we and electricians etc. use the term) is a plastic pipe or tube. It's main purpose when used is to protect the wires and cables that are run inside it.
It can be run anywhere - inside a wall, outside a wall, under the ground... Wires/cables run inside walls do not need to be inside conduits for protection or safety, whereas wires run down the outside of a house are supposed to be inside a conduit. The notion of installing conduit(s) inside a wall while a house is being built is supposed to make feeding cables through those conduits after the house is built easier. How true that is is subjective... Re: Junction Box 10Jan 13, 2009 2:55 pm kikin Hi all experts, I heard that there is something called Junction Box which can let you connect your wiring in the future. May I ask what Junction Box looks like? And how does it work on wiring? Thank you for your help. Much appreciated!!! I guess this is for electrical cables? From your post I'm guessing they will be used in situations where cables are going to be exposed but not terminated into a fixture. They could either be like this if internal, or this if external. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Junction Box 11Jan 14, 2009 11:01 pm ok i can give you all a proper answer, you almost got it but not quite....
a junction box is in the roof, no specific place in the roof jus wherever the sparky wants to put it... theyre used so that it is easier for the sparky to wire the house, using a couple of central places to take a few powerpoint calbes to one spot so there is only one cable going down the wall, the same thing is done for lights aswell, and yes they are there to help make it easy to add stuff later on but i would suggest not touching these to add stuff later on, these do have live cables in them and can be very dangerous and illegal for someone else to tamper with them.....ud have to get a sparky to do it for you. Re: Junction Box 12Jan 14, 2009 11:17 pm Mr Smith,
What about: Landscape gardners Plumbers Home theatre installers Antenna Installers...just to name a few... All these trade can and do use Junction boxes for different purposes. ***HOWEVER*** The point you make is not lost. If you dont know what it is, what it does or how it works.....DONT TOUCH IT! Re: Junction Box 13Jan 14, 2009 11:21 pm that is tru mr walker,
but it sounds like hes talking more like electricity, and plumbers dont use "junctions" or "junction boxes" they do joins and yes there is a difference lol but who cares about minor details. but yes, get advice before touching anything. make sure you know what your dealing with... Re: Junction Box 14Jan 15, 2009 8:31 am Mr Smith ok i can give you all a proper answer, you almost got it but not quite.... a junction box is in the roof, no specific place in the roof jus wherever the sparky wants to put it... theyre used so that it is easier for the sparky to wire the house, using a couple of central places to take a few powerpoint calbes to one spot so there is only one cable going down the wall, the same thing is done for lights aswell, and yes they are there to help make it easy to add stuff later on but i would suggest not touching these to add stuff later on, these do have live cables in them and can be very dangerous and illegal for someone else to tamper with them.....ud have to get a sparky to do it for you. Hello Mr. Smith, I see you're from the west, where the majority of houses would be double brick. Here in the east the majority of houses are brick veneer, with stud & plaster internal walls in most cases non-load bearing. Therefore wiring methods in the east are somewhat different to the west; hence the use of junction boxes when roughing in a new house in the eastern states is minimal to non-existent. Re: Junction Box 15Jan 15, 2009 9:17 am Kikin, we had PD install five junction boxes on our new house for future lighting, one on each pillar, one to the side of the garage and two in the backyard. We have what Kiwi showed in the second photo. Charge was about $50.00 per JB when we did our electricals last April. Happy at Home Re: Junction Box 16Jan 15, 2009 5:22 pm House-To-Be Kikin, we had PD install five junction boxes on our new house for future lighting, one on each pillar, one to the side of the garage and two in the backyard. We have what Kiwi showed in the second photo. Charge was about $50.00 per JB when we did our electricals last April. Thanks for your message. It makes us more clear about junction box. I think we should get some in our house!!... Metricon Amira Re: Junction Box 18Jan 15, 2009 8:40 pm The salesperson suggested three junction box to me. all in front of the house for the purpose of future lighting. Building Standards; Getting It Right! 1. optional, you can but normally just use the earth from the main switch board 2. should be enough but the distance determines voltage drop - sparky should work it… 1 28812 I brought terry road box hill in June 2022 House was meant to be completed Nov 2023 That did not happen I had to chase them so much to the land Registration and… 0 2503 |