splicing into 14/2 for new wall outlet

[vdotmatrix]

we are having an addition built and they just finished the drywall and noticed in one of the corners where the cat5 box and the satbox is there is no outlet=bummer....so i went into the attic and saw that some of the new lines they did string for an adjacent outlet at the next corner in the room are totally accessible...so i measured 16" up from the floor and marked a place for an "old work" box for an outlet. I plan to place a junction box on one of the joist. i will cut one of the 14/2 lines, strip an adequate amount of wire , and do the same to a length of 14/2 that i will feed through the wall to the box.....returning the j-box,i will pigtail the 3 black wires with a red nut and the same with the whites and ground the box too! provided i clamp/anchor the wire in and out of the box and at required distances along the new service does this sound about right?

vincent

vpenoso@comcast.net

[mrcaptainbob]

That sounds about right. The only points to consider would be: (1) the line you split for splicing may end up short to get back into the junction box. Hopefully you can find enough slack to get past that. If not, add a second junction box and more wire. (2) Personal pref of mine, but I like 12/2w/G for all outlets. That 14/2 stuff just doesn't appeal to me. Check to see what the existing load is on that circuit. Although you're not adding much, the future can/could cause an 'issue'. By the way, I don't mean to imply to add a larger gage wire to a smaller gage. Maintain the gage. Have fun...