Screwed Into Electrical Wire

The other day i was running a screw into a stud and nicked lightly nicked an electrical line and thus tripped the breaker.

Screwed into electrical wire. One way to tell if they have screwed into the wiring is to measure ac volts from screw to hot screw to neutral screw to ground. Screwed into an electrical wire. Wires too short wires that are cut too short make wire connections difficult and since you re more likely to make poor connections dangerous. Posted 13th dec 2014.

Was putting a screw into a wall to hang xmas decoration up and must have gone into a wire tripped out. Electrical wires and screw terminals are color coded to help you match each wire to the correct terminal. The electrical wire was running up the wall and into the attack. They ll need to have a look at the wires see how much you ve drilled into them etc.

Taking a razor knife i hand he cut the drywall away and then split the outer casing of the electrical wire. Extensions onto the existing wires. Extend wires if you run into short wires there s an easy fix. Will be calling an electrician in the morning.

If you closely examine a standard household electrical wall switch or outlet receptacle you will notice that in addition to the screw terminals on the side of the device there is a series of slots or holes in the back of the body these are push in wire connections designed so that you can connect wires simply by inserting the bare end of the wire into the opening where a spring clamp holds. Electrical help please drilled. I cut back the insulation sheathing on the romex wire to inspect and apparently what i hit was mostly the ground wire. You tap a nail into the wall to hang a picture miss the stud you were aiming for and hear a crackling.

A wire that is somewhat free behind the dry wall might not always be centered and i have seen a wire get caught in a home that was built in 1997. Leave the wires long enough to protrude at least 3 in. If you put a screw into the wall you re not like to hit a wire. But this doesn t mean that color coding is always a reliable guide.

I had to remove the hood cabinet that i had installed so he could get to the area where the screw entered into the electric wire. You are correct about the metal plates but op is not drilling into studs. Before they can. Anyone able to give me a rough cost to get it repaired replaced.

Obviously sent a screw through the wire tripped out. For example sometimes white wires are used in place of black wires and some devices like outlets and lamps can be wire backward and still work even though this creates a potential shock hazard. What to do when you hit an electric wire within a wall. If you do manage to hit a wire and break through its insulating jacket you still might only make contract with a ground and not feel any shock.