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How many grounding wires should be installed in a distribution box

Can you include multiple ground wires in an electrical box?NEC specifies that the number of wires, including the ground wires, should not exceed the box's.

How many grounding wires should be installed in a distribution box

Home Electrical Wiring | Electrical Code for Wire and Box Fill Capacity

No matter how many ground wires, they only count as one conductor in the box. A wire running through the box counts as one wire. Each wire coming into a splice connector is counted as one wire. Each

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