Outlets Heights Off The Floor

Height off floor of toilet outlet.

Outlets heights off the floor.

As i do not have the suites on site yet as the owner as not choose them. 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. Discussion in plumbers talk started by triplock mar 29 2009. 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.

For convenience outlets such as those fitted in the kitchen you will find that these are around 42 inches in height or over the surface of your work tops. Recreational outlets for tvs or computers will usually be no more than 12 inches off of the floor and may be considerably less. The average height for light switches is 46 inches from the floor to the center of the switch box. There is no danger to installing 15 amp outlet receptacles on a 20 amp circuit in fact this is the standard practice but under no circumstances should a 20 amp receptacle be installed on a 15 amp circuit.

Installing electrical boxes for outlets. A 20 amp receptacle is designed to accept the special plug on heavier use appliances and if such an appliance plugs into a 15 amp circuit there is a danger of drawing too much power and. Some states such as california require this minimum height. This is also true for counter top outlets in the kitchen and bathroom where switches and outlets are at the same height.