Alternatives to round JBs ?

[ban-all-sheds]

A double pattress with a blanking plate top makes a handy junction box

Not made out of a very forgiving material when it comes to making several cable entry points though.

 

[JohnW2]

A double pattress with a blanking plate top makes a handy junction box

Not made out of a very forgiving material when it comes to making several cable entry points though.

Indeed. On the contrary, as I've often observed, just about the most unforgiving material (some sort of urea-formaldehyde resin, or suchlike, I think) that I have ever tried to work on! Drilling holes in glass is, IME, probably less unpredictable or 'dangerous'!

Kind Regards, John

 

[Sureitsoff?]

aren't the pattress boxes intended for use with conduit made out of slightly softer material

 

[JohnW2]

aren't the pattress boxes intended for use with conduit made out of slightly softer material

Indeed. There is no 'slightly' about it - they're PVC, and (in dramatic contrast with 'the usual') are a dream to work with - just like cutting cheese!

Kind Regards, John

 

[SimonH2]

Wouldn't say like cutting cheese, but certainly easier to work in many ways.

 

[JohnW2]

Wouldn't say like cutting cheese, but certainly easier to work in many ways.

That depends on your view of cheese, I suppose - but it's a dramatic contrast to the usual wretched stuff. How safe it is for them to be made out of thermoplastic, I don't know - but 'they' obviously believe it's OK.

Kind Regards, John

 

[ekmdgrf]

After thoughts before I "bung some round JBs in"

Have you thought about using square JBs?

 

[SimonH2]

Err, well yes
The purpose of this thread was to get pointers in case I'd missed something appropriate. At the moment I'm leaning towards Wago connectors but undecided between something like a 4x4 adaptable box and a conduit (soft plastic) double backbox.