Do it Yourself: Re: [DIY] Speaking of outlets

04 December 2011

Re: [DIY] Speaking of outlets

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On Dec 3, 2011 12:49 PM, Mike Shoaf <mike.shoaf@yahoo.com> wrote:

code says outlet available within 6', therefore maximum requirement is 12' apart, (available within 6' of any point along unbroken wall). local authority having jurisdiction (inspector) will usually allow you to follow code of when permit was purchased, so they would not have to be updated to newest code. bathrooms and kitchens are now required to have an outlet on any counter space wider than 12". you can add as many outlets as you want to the minimum, but it always affects the cost. $100 saved at build could easily cost you $500 after finish, due to the additional work required

From: sandaidh <sandaidh@localnet.com>
To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, December 3, 2011 11:03 AM
Subject: Re: [DIY] Speaking of outlets

From: "wired"
> As an electrician, I do not understand why builders and contractors only
> put in what is the minimum code requirements. They figure that the
> prospective buyer will not notice the number of plugs until they have
> already bought the house. This is a national problem. I am so tired of
> hearing "it is not required."
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When I had my rehab house rewired, I found it's required to have outlets
every 6 feet, by state and local code. Any outlets near water (ie bathroom)
are required to be GFCI. I just recently found out, via an article in the
current issue of The Family Handyman, that the code requirement for
outside/outdoor outlets has been updated. Which means that the one I
replaced last summer, now has to be replaced again, to meet code and pass
the final inspection. My biggest gripe with most outlets (inside), other
than there not being enough of them, is that they're too close to the floor.
I'm of an age where I cannot easily get down on the floor to plug things in,
or unplug them. Even when I was younger, I hated having to pull furniture
away from the wall to get to an outlet. Consequently, I tend to run power
strips, plugged into the outlet, up the wall to a more convenient height.
When rewiring the rehab house, I had the electrician put the outlets up
higher.

Sandaidh bean-fhigheadair a' bhreacain
sandaidh@localnet.com

I, for one, hate having to run extention cords all over the place,
especially in the kitchen.

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