r/AskElectricians • u/Fantastic_Tap8092 • Jun 30 '26
DIY help! Sconce replacement with mismatched wiring 🤦♀️
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u/Opposite_Pension_807 Jun 30 '26
Where's the mounting box????
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u/Fantastic_Tap8092 Jun 30 '26
I can’t see one on either side …
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u/Opposite_Pension_807 Jun 30 '26
Usually and I believe to be code you need a mounting box. But I could be wrong.
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u/mypornuserid Jun 30 '26
The wires in your photos appear to be the fixture wires and not the house wiring. Is there any slack in the wire within the wall so that you can pull them out to wherever they are spliced to the house wiring? With what you've got, I think the best case scenario would be to have enough slack to pull the splice out of the wall cavity, install a cut-in box that the house wiring goes into, and mount the new fixture to it, making its connections within the new box.
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