How Do You Install A New Handy Box Electrical Outlet?
Installing a new handy box for a receptacle is an easy project, even for the beginner. Unlike a regular device box that requires you to cut an opening in the wall to mount it, a handy box mounts on the outside surface of the wall. Like the handy box itself, the wiring for handy boxes is, as a rule, also surface mounted. If this wiring is in such a location where it subject to damage, you will have to wire it using armored cable or enclose the wires in a conduit system-rigid conduit, thin wall conduit, or metal flexible conduit. Armored cable is the better choice when just installing one handy box because eliminates the need for specialized tools. Mount the handy box in the desired location. If you’re mounting it on a concrete, cement block, or brick wall, you will need to drill the wall using the appropriate size masonry bit (the one that came with the plastic anchor kit), drive in the plastic anchors, and screw the box to the anchors. If you are mounting it on a wood wall, select a sp
