good to know. and i was actually going to put the side wires in something but didn't because they weren't to begin with. we'll see what the electrician i'm going to have come check over my work says. can i use that watertight stuff, i have a roll of it, or does it have to be metal or PVC? and are the wires out the top ok or would they need to be inclosed too? and yes, this is in the basement. the big dangling wires in the before picture went to the pole barn. now the big grey wire out the top runs to the panel in the new garage with the wires to the barn run from the garage panel.