While electrical boxes have many variations, they all fall into one of two categories: plastic boxes or metal boxes. Sometimes, the choice is clear-cut and obvious, mainly for grounding. Other ...

Cheap PVC boxes like the one shown at far right work fine, but they can move or distort in wood framing as the studs dry. I prefer to spend the extra 20¢ per box on heavy-duty thermoset plastic ...

I would say the broken box falls into the category of “damaged parts” and the safe operation of this circuit is questionable. In locations where electrical equipment is exposed to physical damage, ...

As stated in Sec. 352.44, if PVC conduit is installed in a straight run between securely mounted items such as boxes, cabinets, elbows, or other conduit terminations, expansion fittings must be ...