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Stay Informed

2/24/2016

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I work hard to be a diligent and informed home inspector. On of my primary jobs is to keep you informed as my client. To help do this, we have provided a portal to the world's largest home inspection glossary. Don't understand a home inspection or construction term? Simply enter the word or term below and see the results. Questions? Contact me!

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Junction Box Covers

2/12/2016

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Missing Junction Box CoverMissing Junction Box Cover
See the picture to the left? That is an electrical junction box, but it is missing something very important - a cover. Many times on home inspections I see missing junction box covers. But why is it so important to have junction box covers? What do they do?

The first and primary reason for having a cover on all of your junction boxes is safety. First of all, wire splices are kept in junction boxes - live wires that can come into contact with humans and animals alike and cause serious injury. The junction box covers are there to protect people from being able to touch the wires. In addition to that, they are there to protect the wires from damage too.

In addition to this, wherever wires are spliced together heat is created from the restricted electrical flow. If the wires ever got hot enough, the first line of defense against the rapid spread of fire is the junction box cover.

So before you ignore this "minor" maintenance item, consider the very small cost of correction compared to the possible serious issues that could occur. 

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