Can You Secure Junction Box?

Unused junction boxes can be secured with blank covers, which are solid covers without knockout holes, such as those for electrical outlets. By covering the ceiling junction box and leaving the unused wires in it, you can use it later on if you decide to install a new light fixture or electrical outlet in the room.

Do junction boxes have to be secured?

Article 334.30 states that cables coming out of the junction boxes should be secured within 12 inches of the box in all boxes equipped with cable clamps. ... Although, in article 314.17(C)'s exception, nonmetallic boxes have no cable clamps and must have cables supported within eight inches of the junction box.

Do you need a junction box for a ceiling light?

If you're wondering how you install a light fixture without an electrical box, the short answer is that you don't. ... You can't install a light fixture without a junction box, but the fact that there's no box at the spot where you want to install the light doesn't mean you can't install the light.