How to find a junction box in the wall?

What is the complexity of the search?

The main difficulty is that finding a junction box is rather problematic for decorative wall decoration. It's one thing when you yourself installed the electrical wiring in the apartment and you know where to find something, but it's different when you just stopped in a new place and have no idea about the location of each electrical point.

Another problem is that you need to carefully locate and open the box to damage the minimum area of ​​decorative wall decoration. If you accurately determine the location of the object, it is enough to tear the wallpaper a little or to knock down a layer of decorative plaster, instead of completely destroying the wall decoration.

How to search for an object?

So, in order to minimize damage to the repair of the apartment and at the same time quickly find the junction box, we recommend that you take into account the following tips:

1. In the panel houses of the "Khrushchevka" type, metal containers were installed that fixed the cover with so-called "ears".These locks are very difficult to disguise and therefore, as a rule, they protrude from the wallpaper a few centimeters. If you look around the walls of the Khrushchev, it will be quite easy to find the desired one. Also, the site of installation of the object can give out characteristic spots of rusty shade, which arise during corrosion of metal.
2. When building "brezhnevok" junction boxes were installed at the junction of walls and ceiling. They looked like emptiness, covered with a sheet of galvanizing. It will be difficult to find a junction box in the wall, becauseOver the galvanized sheet builders applied a fairly thick layer of putty. In this case, it is recommended to use a homemade metal detector or special devices to search for electrical wiring in the wall. All you need is to set up the device and guide it through the wall from the wall outlet( or switch).Focusing on the characteristic sound or light indication, you can quickly track the product.
3. The owners of "stalks" to find this electrical point will succeed in a dull sound. All you need is to tap the wall at a height of 2.5-3 meters above the outlet or switch( usually the error to the right / left does not exceed 40 cm).
4. Finding the junction box in the apartment can be based on the standard requirements for electrical work: the product is installed at a height of 15 cm from the ceiling strictly above the outlets or switches.
   

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5. In more modern buildings, plastic containers are used, which also protrude slightly from the wall. Most often, the owners of apartments are resigned with a small violation of the interior and seal the protruding cover with wallpaper. In this case, the search will not be difficult.
6. If you need to find a junction box under gypsum board, you need to use a professional device, becausehomemade metal detector will react to the profile frame to which the sheets are attached.
7. If you are sure that the container is covered with a metal lid, you can try to detect it with a conventional magnet or compass.
8. The concrete wall of the panel house can be checked with a conventional indicator screwdriver, if you guide it from the outlet strictly upwards. The brightness of the light bulb will help you to find the approximate location of the node. If the junction box search is made from a switch, use it to increase the signal. If you decide to look for a point from the outlet, connect an electrical appliance to it.

That's all the methods in order to quickly and at the same time correctly find the junction box in the wall. We hope that our advice helped you in this event!

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