Not at my house.What if, instead of dangling a portion of an extension cord from who-knows-what connection at the light, he screwed one of those "lamp socket to receptacle socket" adapters? He could then plug the outdoor lights into that, and control them with an inside wall switch. Would that be a violation?
What if, instead of dangling a portion of an extension cord from who-knows-what connection at the light, he screwed one of those "lamp socket to receptacle socket" adapters? He could then plug the outdoor lights into that, and control them with an inside wall switch. Would that be a violation?
What if, instead of dangling a portion of an extension cord from who-knows-what connection at the light, he screwed one of those "lamp socket to receptacle socket" adapters? He could then plug the outdoor lights into that, and control them with an inside wall switch. Would that be a violation?[/QUOTE That's exactly what I do every year!
An outlet is an outlet, as long you connect listed components to it!What if, instead of dangling a portion of an extension cord from who-knows-what connection at the light, he screwed one of those "lamp socket to receptacle socket" adapters? He could then plug the outdoor lights into that, and control them with an inside wall switch. Would that be a violation?[/QUOTE That's exactly what I do every year!
(Actually an over-generalization, but ....)
An outlet is an outlet, as long you connect listed components to it!
(Actually an over-generalization, but ....)
Where does it say in the code you can only connect listed components to any outlet?
It's in 406.3(G). But it only shows up at midnight on a moonless night. Also, it's only in the 2009 NEC.Where does it say in the code you can only connect listed components to any outlet?
There is a quote in post #14 with my name on it but I didn't post it.