What is a wall box?
The wall box is a type of building material used to safely hold the electrical connection inside the wall. Typically, these boxes are embedded in the wall so that the edge of the box puts on with the face of plaster or plasterboard. The surface boards are installed on the face of the boxes to make them smooth and finished. The installation equipment usually ensures a wall box for members of the wood framing in the wall cavity to hold it in place. Electric boxes on the wall can be used to hold almost any type of cable or wiring and can also be connected together so that more sets are held in close proximity.
The wall box serves a number of functions, both during the construction and after. It protects the components inside the box from damage when it is suspended and ready. It also protects the installer from an electrical impact shielding of wires or cables. This prevents the installation program from accidentally hammering the nail into the live wire and helps minimize the risk of electric shock.
Theelectrical boxes on the wall also facilitate the organization and search for wires and also determine which wires are associated with each output or other device. The insulation of these conductors from other structures inside the wall also reduces the risk of fire. Finally, if the builder plans to install electrical elements that the homeowner does not have to use immediately, it stores a wall cabinet and protects these devices and also allows the house owner easier to find them more easily in the future.
different types of boxes are designed for each type of electrical equipment. For example, power and light switches require a specific field type that is designed to hold all the elements needed for each of these devices. The boxes are designed as a one -do, double gang or even more depending on the number of switches or containers that can hold. Larger wall boxes hold audio cabling, thermostats, or other electrical equipment. These boxes are made ofPlastic and metal and the selection between them depend both on the requirements for the budget and the local building laws.
The size of each box of the wall field depends on the number of the wires it contains. Building codes usually have very specific requirements for how much box can be filled with wires or cables. Most builders also choose boxes with additional space to allow future renovation or accessories. Size requirements can vary very much depending on the type of cable used and how much space it takes.