Timeline for Box to handle electrical wiring coming out of drywall?

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Jun 28, 2021 at 22:20	vote	accept	Shpigford
Dec 18, 2020 at 1:51	history	edited	Greg Hill	CC BY-SA 4.0	deleted 185 characters in body
Dec 18, 2020 at 1:31	comment	added	ThreePhaseEel		@GregHill -- if they're transitioning from NM to Conduit, they'll need to splice, but that puts them at 18.5in3 total since 6/2 NM has a 10AWG ground and they can use 8AWG THHN in the conduit. Note also that putting a KO faceplate on the old work box won't work for a transition to rigid conduit as that violates 314.29 due to the fact you can't get it apart later without destroying the lot :P
Dec 18, 2020 at 0:45	comment	added	Greg Hill		@ojait #6 wire requires 5 cu in. The two hot conductors passing through (not spliced and loops less than 12 inches) plus one grounding conductor make 3 units requiring 15 cu in total. Check the size of the actual box selected, but it should fit fine even in a single-gang old work box. The extension added to the front counts toward available box volume too. Even more room can be provided by using a two-gang box.
Dec 18, 2020 at 0:23	comment	added	ojait		Will an 'old work' box accommodate (3) 6 AWG wires?
Dec 17, 2020 at 16:49	comment	added	FreeMan		For ease of pulling cable through the conduit, be sure to use a "sweep" elbow to make the corner from going down the wall to going across the wall. Cheaper (probably) and an easier pull (if only 1 elbow) than using an LB pull box.
Dec 17, 2020 at 16:37	history	answered	Greg Hill	CC BY-SA 4.0