flat end plugs for lamps to use in floor outlets?
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Running Electric along Concrete Floor for center floor outlets
Comments (31)The groove in the concrete needs to be deep enough to make a thick enough patch over the conduit (at thr thinnest spot in the patch) to not crack ad look bad. That is about it. You need concrete tight connectors for all conduit and conduit to box joints, and a type of conduit rated for direct use in concrete. It is a nasty dusty hand job for the most part. Scoring more than just two grooves can go a long way towards preventing going through the slab all the way when breaking out the groove material. There are advantages two, three, or more grooves. You can ten use a chisel driven in a groove to break off a section of concrete with the next groove as clearance. If the spacing between the grooves is smaller it is more likely to break off near the bottom of the grooves....See MoreLamps in the middle of a room: How to Plug in?
Comments (16)At another home, my husband cut concrete before new carpet wa laid and ran electrical. Concrete cutting was a major mess, make sure the place is surrounded by plastic. It can be done, takes a while depending upon the length needed. Also, make sure you know exactly where the plug is wanted or can be versatel should you decide to move furniture again. Now in my small home, I plug into an extension cord under the furniture and sort of route around so it isn't seen. If you are going to go under even a rug, would definitely think about a long enough extension so there is no plug under it. And use a wide tape on top for safety and keeping it from being moved around. Conference setups do this all the time. Not sure what they use. There are some flat plastic units that allow feeding wires into and stick to wall or floor. Not terribly bad looking, a bit safer in the long run....See MoreWhere do you plug in your table lamps....
Comments (10)I'd be hesitant to cut a hole in a nice area rug, but if you were going to do so... Mark the spot and then use Fray Check or some other sort of product to "mend" the underside of the area where you plan to cut. Then, I'd use a good carpet tape over the fray check once it has dried. Now, instead of a hole, make a small X with an Exacto knife for the plug to fit through. Push the plug through from the top, and then plump the rug up from underneath. The X will not be noticeable, and the fibers will be reinforced if you use the rug elsewhere in the future. I have a floor outlet and my rug runs underneath the front legs of the sofa, but ends before the back legs and the outlet. The sofa skirt just hides the outlet....See MoreCan a mobile island be plugged into a floor outlet?
Comments (8)thanks everyone. I'd really like to find out about the code issue. Angie DIY, what is a daisy chained extension cord? Is that the name for what I am thinking of? I have a peninsula now but thinking the semi-mobile island might work better esp if I can have an outlet on it that plugs into the floor so that it can be moved the once every few years that large furniture has to go in and out of the basement. The floor outlets I have seem are brass and pretty much flat to the floor ; I don't consider them unsightly and in this case they would be mostly covered by the island 99.9 percent of the time. If I hid the wheels with a baseboard apron on the island I wouldn't really have to worry about cleaning under the island either. To bypass the daisy chain question for inspection, could I just have a mobile island over the floor outlet without an outlet actually on the island, and add it afterwards?...See Morebrutuses
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