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The questions:**
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A junction box is facing down and installed in a joist bay above a recessed light. Is the J box considered accessible?** Y/ N
2. The laundry sink is stack vented and the stand pipe is flat vented. Is this setup code compliant? Y/ N
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3. The first attempt at a uniform building code was the:**
a. Baltimore Act
b. Law of the Indies Act
c. Rebuilding of London act
d. Second Empire Act
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4. One of the benefits of using glulam beams is they are so uniform there is no top or bottom when installed? **T/ F
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A junction box facing down, installed in a joist bay above a recessed light. Is the J box considered accessible? Y/ N
The laundry sink is stack vented and the stand pipe is flat vented. Is this setup code compliant? Y/ N
The first attempt at a uniform building code was the:
a. Baltimore Act
b. Law of the Indies Act
c. Rebuilding of London act
d. Second Empire Act
One of the benefits of using glulam beams is they are so uniform there is no top or bottom when installed? T/ F
Y
Y
C
F
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For the guys who got question 4 wrong. **
GLULAM beams are engineered to address tension.
Balanced and Unbalanced Beams
Rosboro glulam is manufactured in balanced or
unbalanced configurations.
The most critical zone for controlling strength of a glulam
bending member is the outermost tension zone.
In unbalanced beams, the quality of lumber used on the
tension side of the beam is higher than the lumber used on
the corresponding compression side, allowing a more efficient
use of the timber resource. Therefore, unbalanced
beams have different bending stresses assigned to the compression
and tension zones and must be installed accordingly.
To assure proper installation of unbalanced beams,
the top of the beam is clearly stamped with the word
“TOP”. Rosboro Stock Glulam is an example of an unbalanced
beam.
Balanced members are symmetrical in lumber quality
from the horizontal centerline, out. Balanced beams are
used in applications such as cantilevers or continuous
spans, where either the top or bottom of the member may
be stressed in tension due to service loads. They can also
be used in single span applications, although an unbalanced
beam is more efficient for this use. Rosboro BigBeam is an
example of a balanced beam.
A junction box facing down, installed in a joist bay above a recessed light. Is the J box considered accessible?
If it isn’t readily accessible then …NO!
Just tell me when a ceiling joist is above anything except the ceiling?
I just want to know…Examples please. I wanta’ learn!
I’m assuming ceiling joist…
You can remove the light which is attached to the box, all without removing framing or drywall. So yes according to the electrical code it is an accessible junction box.
Great questions Paul. I am still having an issue comprehending the scenario in question 1. If a junction box is facing DOWN and is above a recessed light in a joist bay, how is it accessible? I just can’t get an image in my head.
The recessed light is screwed into the junction box. So its removable.
Junction box, in a bay, the junction box is above the light. Remove the light and the wire are accessed.
The question is a real situation sent to me by an Internachi member.
The question was misleading. Most of us think of a junction box as being used to splice wiring in a branch circuit with no other purpose. A box used for attaching a device or fixture is called an outlet box, which are always accessible when you remove the device. There are other types for different uses.
Brad, sometimes I try to trick out a question. On this one I did not. When I was remodeling I saw plenty of junction boxes outfitted with lights.
Octagon cut ins for example. The octagon is a junction box and also commonly used for light fixtures.
So if it appears to be misleading that was not my intent.
I know Paul. But I think what you call the box has to do with what it’s purpose is. If it has a blank cover on it, it’s a junction box. I didn’t picture the question to well.
