What is the difficulty of searching?

The main difficulty lies in the fact that it is difficult to find a junction box behind decorative wall decoration. It’s one thing when you yourself carried out the installation of electrical wiring in the apartment and you know where it is located, and another matter when you have just entered new housing and have no idea where each electrical point is located.

Another problem is that you need to carefully find the box and open it to damage the minimum space of the decorative wall decoration. If you precisely locate the object, it will be enough to slightly tear off the wallpaper or destroy a layer of decorative plaster, rather than completely destroying the wall decoration.

How do you search for something?

Therefore, in order to minimize damage to the apartment repair and at the same time quickly find a junction box, we recommend that you consider the following tips:

1. In panel houses of the Khrushchevka type, metal containers were installed that secured the cover with so-called “ears”. These sections are very difficult to hide, therefore, as a rule, they stick out from the wallpaper by several centimeters. If you look along the walls of Khrushchev, it will be easy to find what you want. Also, the installation site can give the body characteristic spots of a rusty tint that arise when the metal corrodes.
2. During the construction of the “brezhnevka” junction boxes were installed at the junction of the walls and the roof. They looked like voids, covered with galvanized sheets. It will be difficult to find the junction box in the wall, as builders applied a fairly thick layer of putty on top of the galvanized sheet. In this case, it is recommended to use a homemade metal detector or special devices for finding electrical wires in the wall.
   All you have to do is set up the device and point it along the wall from the wall outlet (or switch). By focusing on the distinct sound or light signal, you can quickly track the product.
3. Owners of “Stalin” will be able to find this deaf electrical point. You just need to tap on the wall at a height of 2.5-3 meters above the outlet or switch (the error to the right / left usually does not exceed 40 cm).
4. You can find a junction box in the apartment based on the standard requirements for electrical work: the product is installed at a height of 15 cm from the ceiling above sockets or switches.

   

   Place correct markings on walls for electrical wires

5. In more modern buildings, plastic containers are used, which also protrude slightly from the wall. Most often, apartment owners tolerate a slight violation of the interior and cover the protruding covering with wallpaper. In this case, the search is not difficult.
6. If you need to find a junction box under drywall, you will have to use a professional device, such a homemade metal detector will respond to the profile frame to which the sheets are attached.
7. If you are sure that the vessel is closed with a metal lid, you can try to find it using a magnet or a conventional compass.
8. The concrete wall of the panel house can be checked with an ordinary pointer screwdriver, if you drive it straight from the outlet. The brightness of the light bulb will help you find the approximate location of the knot. If the junction box will be searched from the switch, use it to increase the signal. If you decide to look for a point of outlet, connect some electrical appliance to it.

These are all the ways to find the junction box in the wall correctly and at the same time. We hope our tips helped you at your event!