Can a short wire in a distribution box be connected

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There are generally two ways to fix this: Sometimes you can loosen the box connector at the back of the box and pull more wire out. Live (L) Wire Connection: In a distribution box setup, the incoming live wire (also known as phase or hot wire, denoted as L or Line) connects to the line terminal of the circuit breaker. How do electricians extend very short wires in an outlet/switch box? I've been studying electrical stuff for about a month. There are close to ceiling junction boxes on top of the outlets where the wires come from, should I pull the short wire back into them and splice them with new long wires to extend them? Like with a twister on or wago connector? Or should I try to rewire and replace the entire length of the wire.

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