How To Secure Wiring in An Electrical Box | Best Practice

As a DIYer, it can be intimidating working with metal electrical boxes. But I’m going to show you a common mistake that people make when wiring them so that you can be confident in making your own wiring safe and secure.

[@rickski3769]

👍.... but ....what is that "bubbled" corner base, in your box ??....i mean it wasn't a box that i've seen before...

[@DavidGossMusic]

It's where the ground screw attaches. With metal boxes you need to use a pigtail to ground the box. That's where the pigtail screws into the box.

[@rickski3769]

@@DavidGossMusic OH....okay....i just watched some more of his vids and I SEE now....
( boy....i got some old boxes in my storage stuff !! lol )
thanks for response

[@omahanb1]

I had a problem with two GFCI's on a single circuit so I ended up taking apart the metal boxes looking for a short. There were three boxes where the metal clamp had cut into the white wire in the Romex I fixed them. The GFCI still tripped so I disconnected the first one from the load. Those metal clamps should not be over tight.

[@Peter_A1466]

Ow, metal boxes ... never mind