Barn Door Covering Receptical

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gjhayes66

gjhayes66

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Hi,

I'm working in a new house with a barn door covering a receptacle when the door is in the open position. It seems like poor design and a hazard for any cord plugged into it. However, does anyone know of a code reference I can use to support moving the recep? It's a 36" door, so we can easily move the recep and still be within 72" of the door R.O. Thank You.
 
Not exactly the same, but here we don't have to place a receptacle in a space that will be covered by an open door. The wall measurement starts at the edge of the door when opened.
Maybe your (OP) jurisdiction has a similar exception.
 
Here, the door itself is ignored, but the 6-12-12-6 rule still allows the receptacle to be placed beyond the open door.
 
Little Bill said:
Not exactly the same, but here we don't have to place a receptacle in a space that will be covered by an open door. The wall measurement starts at the edge of the door when opened.
Maybe your (OP) jurisdiction has a similar exception.
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The problem is, at rough you don't always know which way the door is going to swing.
 
Interesting. A recp behind a door is OK, not likely to put a table there. But a table could be placed off the wall so the door would roll behind it, and that recp would be blocked.
The solution is a floor recp. I'll make a note and propose that for our state rules next fall for the 2020 NEC.
 
cowboyjwc said:
The problem is, at rough you don't always know which way the door is going to swing.
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Then you're in trouble because you need to know which side to put the switches on.
I always have the GC or framer, or owner, mark the hinge side of the door so I know which way it swings.

Even if there happens to not be a switch at the door I find out which way it swings just for the reason of receptacle spacing.
 
Little Bill said:
Then you're in trouble because you need to know which side to put the switches on.
I always have the GC or framer, or owner, mark the hinge side of the door so I know which way it swings.

Even if there happens to not be a switch at the door I find out which way it swings just for the reason of receptacle spacing.
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And occasionally they still end up changing it on you. :blink:
 
Flat Cord Plug

Flat Cord Plug

I ran into that once and used a flat right-angle cord plug to easily fit between the door and the wall when the door is open. Agree it is PPPP but not unusable.

A recessed receptacle (old wall clock socket) might also solve some clearance problems.
 
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