rc/retired
Senior Member
- Location
- Bellvue, Colorado
- Occupation
- Master Electrician/Inspector retired
Dwelling receptacle outlet height
- Thread starter jtracy
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PaulMmn
Banned
- Location
- Union, KY, USA
- Occupation
- EIT - Engineer in Training, Lafayette College
My 150 year old stone house in NJ had baseboard outlets. 2 prong, no ground. Updating would have been simple-- pry the baseboard loose, upgrade the wires/boxes/outlets, re-attach. No messing with the walls!
You still have to crawl along the floor to plug something in.
You still have to crawl along the floor to plug something in.
acin
Senior Member
- Location
- pacific grove california
- Occupation
- general building contractor est.1984 . C 10 elec. lic.as of 8 / 7/ 2020
got it 210 52 4 2020 thanks
- Location
- San Francisco Bay Area, CA, USA
- Occupation
- Electrical Engineer
I have 100% the same thing, and I’M the jerk that installed them!
My younger self wasn’t very considerate of my future self… I want to go back in time and slap him…
- Location
- San Francisco Bay Area, CA, USA
- Occupation
- Electrical Engineer
Started wiring my wood shop last weekend, no receptacles below 48”…
Barbqranch
Senior Member
- Location
- Arcata, CA
- Occupation
- Plant maintenance electrician Semi-retired
In my shop, I put the receptacles at 48 inches to the top of the box. The idea was also to make it easier to drywall.
The top sheet gets hung first. Box needs to be 48-1/2” from the ceiling joists.
we always found 46"AFF was better, no cleaning taping mud out of the boxes.
Joe.B
Senior Member
- Location
- Myrtletown Ca
- Occupation
- Building Inspector
Specifically, it's a new Residential Code requirement added for "Aging-In-Place Design and Fall Prevention". I'll add a link if you're interested in reading further but the basics are: Reinforcement for grab bars (blocking in the wall), outlet and switch placement, 32" minimum clear door width for at least one bedroom and one bathroom on the entry level, and doorbell buttons. I also hear that there is motion towards including this into the model codes.
CHAPTER 3 BUILDING PLANNING - 2022 CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE, TITLE 24, PART 2.5
ICC Digital Codes is the largest provider of model codes, custom codes and standards used worldwide to construct safe, sustainable, affordable and resilient structures.
codes.iccsafe.org
Right - you’re avoiding the seam. The guy I replied to was trying to match the seam. I think.
Knuckle Dragger
Master Electrician Electrical Contractor 01752
- Location
- Marlborough, Massachusetts USA
- Occupation
- Electrical Contractor
Yup. I have done it on a couple of jobs, not counting the many in old Victorians so the all match.
Knuckle Dragger
Master Electrician Electrical Contractor 01752
- Location
- Marlborough, Massachusetts USA
- Occupation
- Electrical Contractor
Funny... I prefer 16 to center on resi and 18 for commercial. Why that's how we did it when I was an apprentice. That's it.I like 15" to the center. 18" looks too high and 12" too low.
Always willing to accommodate the paying customer though.
- Location
- Chapel Hill, NC
- Occupation
- Retired Electrical Contractor
My previous worker is now on his own and he just got turned down for installing a wp cover in the horizontal position so that the door opened from left to right or horizontally. The inspector failed him which made him call me. He used those Taymac covers that he didn't even know that they were compliant in either horizontal or vertical positions. These covers are the accordion style. He showed the inspector that they were suitable in either postion and he won that case.
The reason I brought this up is because it makes the cover install on a horizontal receptacle much easier
The reason I brought this up is because it makes the cover install on a horizontal receptacle much easier