Where to put the required outlet by the sink?
annkathryn
12 years ago
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Peninsula outlet....required by code?
Comments (17)He did ask if he "needed" another receptacle. According to the NEC, no, he does not. In the interest of convenience, I would want to put one at the end of the peninsula. I am not, however, going to install it for free. All of my prices are bid to minimum code. That is all anybody wants to pay for. Start throwing in extras and you start getting less and less jobs because your price is higher than the other 3 contractors that bid the job. Customers don't care about the extras when they are picking a contractor, they just care about price. The extras are what they want at the end of the job. As a result they end up paying more for them in the end, but they feel good about the cheap price on the bid up front....See MoreWhere would you put the outlet(s) in this island?
Comments (14)I will be having sockets ( as outlets are called in the UK!) on the ends of my island. I have a sink (800mm), Belfast type on one length like you have but mine is positioned centrally to the length. I have still got the option of other locations of sockets as builders haven t even laid our floor yet and cabinet maker hasn't even started on the cabinets but, even so, I'd like to be further away from the sink when using electric items I'd also like to keep them well out of the splash zone for safety. ( my hubby could soak an entire kitchen when washing up, so could two of my daughters!) I think you'll be fine with them positioned on the end. Oh, and happy and healthy pregnancy, 7, wow, have a friend with six and I have four, love big families xx...See MoreWhere to put new outlets?
Comments (2)Standard height receptacles are about 11-12" from the floor to the bottom of the receptacle box, and switches are about 44-45" to the bottom of the box; however, I'm not aware of any specific height requirement; however, it generally makes inspection go smoother if you don't do anything far out of the norm. The minimum number and type of receptacles is dictated by the applicable electrical code. There are minimum wall and counter spacing requirements for every room, amperage and type requirements for bathrooms and kitchens, GFCI and AFCI requirements, tamper resistant requirements, and many other factors to consider. Its really not that many rules; however, in my experience the kitchen is one area where it may be up to the judgement of the inspector because the unique configuration of counters, islands, etc. makes it more subject to interpretation. For example, my old house had only two receptacles in the MBR. If I upgrade the electrical I have to make sure that no space on the wall is more than 6 feet from a receptacle, ensure its a minimum of 14/2 wiring (grounded) for 15 amp tamper resistant receptacles, and in most cities I now need to add AFCI protection. Another example is the kitchen, where you need two 20 amp, GFCI protected circuits for small appliance (toasters, etc.), along with all the other kitchen circuits for refrigerator, range, dishwasher, lights, etc. Bruce...See MoreWhere to put island electrical outlets?
Comments (20)@User I'm reaching out because the 4 people who are professionals on my end are ALL telling me the same thing but those on Houzz are telling me different. It's not about money. If it was just the KD (who actually isn't one of the 4 telling me any of this, we sort of eliminated her from the picture aside from ordering the cabinets) then I would not be trying to understand this more. BUT, because I read some things and subsequently asked on Houzz and I'm hearing differences I'm trying to understand it as I am the one that is going to need to go back to the contractor, architect, electrician and designer (not the KD) and tell them that I need further research and why. It's really not a money thing it's me trying to honestly understand it all so when I talk to the others actually involved in this project I have the knowledge to back it up. The reason I'm posting is that I've read things that I personally think contradict and I'm trying not to get into a Help Disaster situation. I think the more help disaster would be me not reaching out and me not having a conversation with the professionals on here to try to truly understand it. I really didn't appreciate your post as it makes it sound like I'm just being stupid when it comes to a big project when what I'm trying to do is ensure that no mistakes are made BEFORE we order anything. If I just trusted what others said then we may be in that help situation but that's the exact opposite of what I'm doing....See Moredekeoboe
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