Ceiling mounted receptacle - snipping power cord allowed?

[cppoly]

For a ceiling mounted projector that is provided with a power cord to plug into a receptacle outlet, is it allowed to snip the end of the power cord to hard wire it into a ceiling junction box since flexible cords aren't permitted above a hung ceiling?

 

[iwire]

In my opinion no it is not.

We install the outlet in the ceiling tile facing down using a 4" square box, an appropriate plaster ring and a Caddy 512HD support bar.

 

[cowboyjwc]

I'm not quite sure I understand the question. Flexible cord is flexible cord whether it's got a cord cap on it or not.

 

[Lectricbota]

For a ceiling mounted projector that is provided with a power cord to plug into a receptacle outlet, is it allowed to snip the end of the power cord to hard wire it into a ceiling junction box since flexible cords aren't permitted above a hung ceiling?

I don't think we are allowed to hardwire flexible cords--but regardless, it would still be a flexible cord.

 

[cppoly]

I'm not quite sure I understand the question. Flexible cord is flexible cord whether it's got a cord cap on it or not.

Let me clarify, I meant to write flexible cords aren't allowed to be plugged into receptacles located above the hung ceiling.

So for a ceiling mounted projector, I wanted to know if the end of the power cord that comes with the projector if that could be snipped so that it was hard wired into a ceiling mounted junction box and not a receptacle.

 

[cpinetree]

In my opinion no it is not.

We install the outlet in the ceiling tile facing down using a 4" square box, an appropriate plaster ring and a Caddy 512HD support bar.

:thumbsup: We do the same.

 

[cowboyjwc]

Let me clarify, I meant to write flexible cords aren't allowed to be plugged into receptacles located above the hung ceiling.

So for a ceiling mounted projector, I wanted to know if the end of the power cord that comes with the projector if that could be snipped so that it was hard wired into a ceiling mounted junction box and not a receptacle.

The the answer is no. It's not that you can't plug anything in, you just can't leave anything plugged in. Flexible cord is not allowed to be conceled above a suspended ceiling.

 

[GoldDigger]

The the answer is no. It's not that you can't plug anything in, you just can't leave anything plugged in. Flexible cord is not allowed to be conceled above a suspended ceiling.

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But you will find also the counter-argument that it it is not building wiring but a power cord integral to a listed product and therefore not covered.
Needless to say, that argument is not generally accepted.

 

[cppoly]

Thanks. Looks like the acceptable solution is mount the receptacle in the ceiling tile.

 

[ptonsparky]

Thanks. Looks like the acceptable solution is mount the receptacle in the ceiling tile.

'Tis what we do.