Assertion: electrical receptacle | /r/HasProperty | outlet
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text: Watch out: you do NOT want to provide 30 Amps to a typical electrical receptacle ("outlet" or "wall plug") as devices connected to those wall receptacles expect to be protected against overcurrent at either 15A or 20A; you'll see that a 20A receptacle looks a bit different, having an extra slot.
text: If you are performing a major home improvement on any of the living areas in your home, it is important that you understand the National Electrical Code (NEC) rules for the placement of electrical receptacles (outlets).
text: Requirements for electrical receptacle (outlet or wall plug) spacing, height, and clearances in buildings.
text: The NEC basically states that within any living area of a home, you must have an electrical receptacle (outlet) 6 feet from any obstruction or break in the wall, such as a doorway, and no more than 12 feet from the previous electrical receptacle (outlet), Figure 1.
text: The NEC basically states that within any living area of a home, you must have an electrical receptacle (outlet) 6 feet from any obstruction or break in the wall, such as a doorway, and no more than 12 feet from the previous electrical receptacle (outlet), Figure 1.
text: The 6 / 12 rule are minimums and in theory there is no reason within the code that you could not have an electrical receptacle (outlet) every foot across the wall space.
text: On the wall that is 11 feet long, without the door, the code requires 1 electrical receptacle (outlet) as that receptacle (outlet) is no more than 6 feet from either perpendicular wall.
text: The code requires that we have an electrical receptacle (outlet) no more than 6 feet from the corner of the wall and no more than 6 feet from an obstruction - the doorway.
text: To meet code requirements we have placed an electrical receptacle (outlet) in the center of both of the walls that abut the doorway - 2 feet from the door in both directions and 2 feet from the wall on both directions.
text: • How many electrical receptacles (outlets) are required in a hallway?
text: • How many electrical receptacles (outlets) are required in a hallway?
text: Ground-fault circuit-interrupters, or GFCIs, are life-saving devices found on electrical receptacles (outlets), circuit breakers, extension cords, and other electrical equipment.
text: • How many electrical receptacles (outlets) are required in a hallway?
text: For clarification the following diagram shows the differences in the number and position of electrical receptacles (outlets), relative to wall length and an obstruction, in this example a doorway, Figure 2.
text: On the wall that is 18 feet long, the code requires 2 electrical receptacles (outlets).
text: In the upper portion of the Figure 2 diagram we have placed 2 electrical receptacles (outlets) 6 feet from either perpendicular wall.
text: This leaves a distance of 6 feet between the electrical receptacles (outlets).
text: Hence the positions of the electrical receptacles (outlets) are within the code.
text: On the lower portion of the Figure 2 diagram we have also placed 2 electrical receptacles (outlets) 4 feet from either perpendicular wall.
text: This leaves a distance of 10 feet between the electrical receptacles (outlets), which is also within the code requirements.
text: However, it is important to think about the placement of devices within the room and adjust the actual position of the electrical receptacles (outlets) accordingly.
text: Additional information on electrical receptacles (outlets) and switch box positioning
text: • How many electrical receptacles (outlets) are required in a hallway?