Clearance in front of receptacle.

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A customer wants to mount a cabinet 6" from the wall and put Wiremold on the back of the cabinet facing the wall. He wants to plug the outlets in then behind his cabinet so the cord curls up over the edge of the cabinet and the outlets are not visible to anybody.

This sounds inconvenient to me. But I haven't come up with a legal reason not to do it. Comments?
 
If the cabinet is not fixed then I don't see an issue with it. If the cabinet will be fixed to the wall (away 6") then the wiring is not accessible. Another words you have tear out the cabinet in order to get to the wiring.
 
edward said:
If the cabinet is not fixed then I don't see an issue with it. If the cabinet will be fixed to the wall (away 6") then the wiring is not accessible. Another words you have tear out the cabinet in order to get to the wiring.
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Accessible (as applied to wiring methods). Capable of being removed or exposed without damaging the building structure or finish or not permanently closed in by the structure or finish of the building.

Even if the cabinets were fixed, would the removal of the cabinets for access to the wiring method be considered damaging the building structure or finish?
 
ron said:
Accessible (as applied to wiring methods). Capable of being removed or exposed without damaging the building structure or finish or not permanently closed in by the structure or finish of the building.

Even if the cabinets were fixed, would the removal of the cabinets for access to the wiring method be considered damaging the building structure or finish?
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Debatable. IMO yes it damage to the finish (even though the cabinet is not the building finish) and it is not accessible. But that is just me.
 
If the cabinet was freestanding & the plug mold was not fixed wiring(attached as per an extension cord plugged in) ok -- If the cabinet was fixed then seems it would be part of the structure finish outlet opening would require access. You could not cover an outlet behind a kitchen countertop cabinet an access to box would be cut in the back of the cabinet. -- JMO
 
Which leads me to ask the question whether WireMold (TM) or similar surface wiring methods are allowed to be installed concealed in the first place?
 
GoldDigger said:
Which leads me to ask the question whether WireMold (TM) or similar surface wiring methods are allowed to be installed concealed in the first place?
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Why not?

I see the wiremold (TM) channel as a conduit from point A to point B. Of course the boxes have to be accessible. But there is no difference between the wiremold system and the EMT system. Both have boxes and both have a way of getting from point A to point B.
 
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