Receptacle Height From Floor Nec

The national electric code doesn t establish a minimum standard outlet height in the basement or in any other part of the house but the rule of thumb followed by most electricians is to place the outlets 16 to 18 inches above the floor.

Receptacle height from floor nec. Nec code for 220volt receptacles. All questions and answers are based on the 2011 nec. Mike i am an apprentice electrician and i was told that the 1999 nec requires wall mounted receptacles for commercial buildings to be mounted so that the bottom of the cover plate is no less than 15 inches from the floor. Electrical code for the.

Nec 210 52 generally receptacle outlets in habitable rooms shall be installed so that no point along the floor line measured horizontally in any wall space is more than 6 feet from an outlet. What are the code rules for using floor receptacles to meet the receptacle wall outlet requirements in a dwelling wall space. 14 to center of receptacle above floor in canada higher allowed. The standard height for wall outlet boxes is about 12 inches from the top of the floor covering to the bottom of the receptacle box or 16 inches to the top of the box.

Thanks for your electrical wiring question bernie. 0 min receptacle height above floors indoors. Some states such as california require this minimum height. 15 minimum receptacle height above floor for ada.

Electrical receptacle outlets on branch circuits of 30 amperes or less and communication system receptacles shall be located no more than 48 inches 1219 mm measured from the top of the receptacle outlet box nor less than 15 inches 381 mm measured from the bottom of the receptacle outlet box to the level of the finished floor or working platform. This electrical wiring question came from bernie in jacksonville florida. The nec has no official requirement concerning the height of a receptacle above any finished floor including the kitchen floor. Min 6 1 2 above grade outdoors.

There is no nec requirement on the height of wall mounted receptacles in residential commercial or industrial facilities but. 9 low side reach minimum height above floor for ada. From the wall 210 52 a 3. What is the minimum height above the floor for a 220 240 volt receptacle box according to the nec.

The americans with disabilities act on the other hand specifies. 15 minimum receptacle height to bottom of outlet box california.