My customer has a work space consisting of tables with electrical equipment on them. The equipment is to make various signage. The open space also includes plotters and other equipment. Most of this equipment is cord and plug. Much of it will unplug from the devices themselves. The space is basically a warehouse.
The owner wishes to place receptacles on the walls and chip out troughs with a grill cover for the extension cords. This violates NEC 400.8. His use does match 400.7 (A) (6) and also in most cases (8).
His thought is that providing a trough in the floor is a lot better than tripping over extension cords.
I suggested overhead cord reels - some of the outlets are 50A so he would need to permanently attach an outlet.
I understand the reason that extension cords can't be fed through walls and floors. I also understand that in this case he is trying to improve a situation and his non-code compliant "solution" would improve a bad situation.
Any wisdom out there for this issue?
Thank you.
The owner wishes to place receptacles on the walls and chip out troughs with a grill cover for the extension cords. This violates NEC 400.8. His use does match 400.7 (A) (6) and also in most cases (8).
His thought is that providing a trough in the floor is a lot better than tripping over extension cords.
I suggested overhead cord reels - some of the outlets are 50A so he would need to permanently attach an outlet.
I understand the reason that extension cords can't be fed through walls and floors. I also understand that in this case he is trying to improve a situation and his non-code compliant "solution" would improve a bad situation.
Any wisdom out there for this issue?
Thank you.