Wire cut to short

[Instrument 41]

Any advice on how to strip this wire back to attach a new light fixture. This is for a wall sconce and the original thought was to get rid of the fixture. However....after the project she decided to keep it. There isn't any slack in that wire to pull it out any more. Any suggestions??

[Por_sha911]

Cut the sheetrock, put in a junction box, splice in a longer wire, patch the sheetrock.

[freeform911]

Why not use a wire nut and a longer piece of wire.
Strip the line and use a piece of wire and wire nut them together. Basically turning the existing box into a j box

[Instrument 41]

Not sure I can get in there to strip it. My digits area not so long....

[freeform911]

Can you pull the wire from the bottom of the box, strip and feed back through?

In the pics it seems the drywall isn't overly close the box.

How bout a razor knife to cut the outer insulation, nice in easy not to go through the insulation of the individual wires, then uyou can separate the 3 wires and strip independently with the razor knife. Wire nut and added wire (×3)

[A930Rocket]

Code doesn’t allow hidden J- boxes.

Originally Posted by Por_sha911

Cut the sheetrock, put in a junction box, splice in a longer wire, patch the sheetrock.

[MBAtarga]

I'd think the light fixture wiring might be long enough to reach the romex using wire nuts - if you can get the wires exposed and free to use them.

Another option - there is a product made by Tyco that allows a romex splice without the use of a junction box. They are "usually" allowed by local code. I've never used one but it will prevent you having a junction box right there on the wall - as you can't hide a splice in a junction box within a wall per code. I assume with the white jacket that's 14AWG.
Here is a source:
https://www.zoro.com/te-connectivity-non-metallic-splice-14-to-12-awg-300v-wt-cpgi-1116377-2/i/G3673695/

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by Instrument 41

....Any suggestions??

Sold...to the next sucka !

[Gogar]

Is it still legal if you can splice it with let's say. . . a 3" length of fresh romex that still fits inside the box?

+1 hidden boxes are most certainly illegal.

[freeform911]

Originally Posted by Gogar

Is it still legal if you can splice it with let's say. . . a 3" length of fresh romex that still fits inside the box?

+1 hidden boxes are most certainly illegal.

Pretty sure it's just a j box at that point. Its is accessible box..not hidden

[Gogar]

Well then the quick answer is to jam that schit in there and see if you can make it happen.

[look 171]

Originally Posted by MBAtarga

I'd think the light fixture wiring might be long enough to reach the romex using wire nuts - if you can get the wires exposed and free to use them.

Another option - there is a product made by Tyco that allows a romex splice without the use of a junction box. They are "usually" allowed by local code. I've never used one but it will prevent you having a junction box right there on the wall - as you can't hide a splice in a junction box within a wall per code. I assume with the white jacket that's 14AWG.
Here is a source:
https://www.zoro.com/te-connectivity-non-metallic-splice-14-to-12-awg-300v-wt-cpgi-1116377-2/i/G3673695/

I don't know about that thing?

[RSBob]

Hate to tell you but you also cut the ‘too’ in the title of your post one o too short and there is no junction box that can repair that.

Like others suggested get some hemostats and pull the wire out below the box, strip them and reinsert back into the box. If those are not long enough to use wire nuts, can the box be moved down a few inches?

[PD41]

Your suppose to have 6" of wire sticking outside of the box.

Just splice on some extra wire and close it up, no one will ever know.

[look 171]

Someone mentioned use a utility knife and strip the sheathing back and strip the plastic off the actual wire and wire light directly to that. I have done lot of that doing picking up after someone years ago. Just have to have smaller hands. Perfectly legal with the exception of the 6" or wire sticking outside the box. I think it was 7" if the inspector wants to nitpick.

[DanielDudley]

It is so common to wire on extensions that they call them pig tails. You can strip the wire back and twist the two wires together with dikes before you put the wire nut on.

It is a lot easier than it looks. If you fail, cut in a box lower in the wall and put in a switched outlet. It is like a junction box, except it looks like it is supposed to be there.

This stuff is a lot harder to think about than it is to do.

[jshape]

You might try Wago connectors. They might be easier than trying to wind on wire nuts.

[flatbutt]

Originally Posted by Gogar

Is it still legal if you can splice it with let's say. . . a 3" length of fresh romex that still fits inside the box?

+1 hidden boxes are most certainly illegal.

Why is that so? Enquiring mind query.

[billybek]

Originally Posted by flatbutt

Why is that so? Enquiring mind query.

Simply because you must be able to access all connections and splices.

[stomachmonkey]

Looks like you can pull wire out of junction box and back out between box and sheetrock.

Should gain you at least another inch or more of working room.

Butt splice on another length of wire and feed back into junction box.