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    aceboy007 Posts: 3, Reputation: 1
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    Jul 17, 2013, 03:44 PM
    Can I splice a baseboard heater in and outlet box instead of a junction box?
    Hi, I am currently finishing my basement and decided to move a baseboard heater from one wall to an other 10 feet away.
    I would rather not have to run a completely new wire to the new destination.
    What I was wondering is could I just splice the wires from the baseboard heater and run it to the new location and re-install the heater there? (basically increasing the length of the wires).
    I was told I would need to splice those wires in a junction box.
    The problem with that is that it can not be covered by drywall or anything else.
    Could I use an outlet box as a junction box instead?
    That way at least the wall would look like an outlet and not a metal square.
    Is that legal?
    Thanks
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    Jul 17, 2013, 04:16 PM
    Isn't your outlet 120 and the heater 240?
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    Jul 17, 2013, 04:33 PM
    Yes but it will have to power to it, it will be an empty outlet, was hoping to use that as a junction box instead.
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    Jul 17, 2013, 04:40 PM
    You can do this if the box you are using has enough capacity. By this I mean wire fill.
    You need to know the size of the box and the number of conductors within.
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    Jul 17, 2013, 04:52 PM
    So would a standard wall plug cut it?
    Like this one for example.
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    Jul 17, 2013, 07:56 PM
    so would a standard wall plug cut it?
    Do you mean the box?
    Maybe, but probably not. No way to tell without the details.
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