How to make this legal....

[Pizza]

I'm working in a showroom where they built a floating wall in the middle of the showroom for added display options. The wall is a 6" deep and about 12' high by 8' long and does not go all the way up to the deck.
The wall was built ( out of coincidence) right over a 6" round PVC in -floor box with a duplex receptacle in it. (Concrete floor)
They want me to use that in -floor power for a switch for lighted display on the new wall. They are willing to cut in an access panel for the existing in floor power box on the backside of the wall.

Is there anyway I could keep that in-floor duplex receptacle and cover plate as is inside the wall and bring power out of it to my switch legally?
Any type of male cord end assembly I could feed my switch with?, it would be under six feet.



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[Dennis Alwon]

I don't see a problem with an access panel provided

 

[Pizza]

I don't see a problem with an access panel provided

So I could run a cord in the wall from my switch box and plug it into the receptacle in the floor? Eeek


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[electricman2]

If I have a correct picture of this installation, I don't think you can conceal a flexible cord inside the wall.

 

[TommyO]

So I could run a cord in the wall from my switch box and plug it into the receptacle in the floor? Eeek

Sounds like you're doing the electrical work for a lamp (bulbs,switch, plug and the structure that they are mounted to)

 

[Pizza]

Sounds like you're doing the electrical work for a lamp (bulbs,switch, plug and the structure that they are mounted to)

No, I need to feed a switch box that will switch a duplex receptacle in the wall.


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[highlegdelta]

Get a new floor box cover that is designed to feed power out. We use them all the time for systems furniture. Just bring a 1/2" flex out to your switch box.

 

[mgookin]

Is that a wall or a piece of display furniture?

 

[Smart $]

Get a new floor box cover that is designed to feed power out. We use them all the time for systems furniture. Just bring a 1/2" flex out to your switch box.

Ding-ding-ding. We have a winner.

(MC/AC will work too.)

Access has to be large enough to remove the floor box cover.

 

[growler]

I'm working in a showroom where they built a floating wall in the middle of the showroom for added display options.

Is that a wall or a piece of display furniture?

I was kind of wondering the same thing, is it a wall or display furniture ?

 

[Pizza]

Get a new floor box cover that is designed to feed power out. We use them all the time for systems furniture. Just bring a 1/2" flex out to your switch box.

Good idea that's what I'm going to do. It's about a $125 for the brass plate and the adapter ring to make it happen. It won't be hack though.


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[donaldelectrician]

I have seen that done both ways .

Flex and Proper Cord Drop .

I feel it is right both ways ,

What do you think



Don

 

[Smart $]

I have seen that done both ways .

Flex and Proper Cord Drop .

I feel it is right both ways ,

What do you think



Don

IMO of description provided, 400.8(2) and (5) would rule out the use of cord.