Last updated: April 13, 2026

Box Fill Calculator

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How to calculate box fill

The fetched OmniCalculator box fill page follows 2020 NEC Article 314.16(B). The main idea is to count volume allowances for everything entering or mounted in the box, then multiply those allowances by the required free space for the applicable wire size.

Allowance rules from the source page

Omni lists five contributors to box fill: conductors, clamps, support fittings, devices or equipment, and equipment grounding conductors.

A_w = number of conductors

A_c = 1 if internal clamps are used, otherwise 0

A_s = 1 if support fittings are present, otherwise 0

A_d = 2 x number of devices

A_g = 1 for 1-4 grounds, then +0.25 for each extra ground

Conductor volume table used by Omni

The fetched table includes these conductor allowances in cubic inches: 18 AWG = 1.50, 16 AWG = 1.75, 14 AWG = 2.00, 12 AWG = 2.25, 10 AWG = 2.50, 8 AWG = 3.00, and 6 AWG = 5.00.

Conductor allowance: 6
Clamp allowance: 1
Support allowance: 0
Device allowance: 4
Ground allowance: 1.25
13.5
in^3
2.25
in^3
0
in^3
9
in^3
2.81
in^3
27.56
in^3

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