Electrical Question

[Motorman55]

There is an exterior GFI duplex receptacle mounted on the outer side of the garage extension that shares the same wall as the living room.

It is a 20A breaker circuit. It is fed by a line across the garage ceiling, down the wall to the GFCI.

Question 1: Can I tap off this outside GFCI to install single duplex receptacle on the inside? It would simply require me to cut a hole in the inside sheetrock directly behind it to mount this single duplex.

Question 2: If so, is there a limitation on how high up on the wall I can mount it? I'd like to locate the inside receptacle about 50" above the floor to clear the steel shelving currently in place.

Thanks for info.

 

[gungatim]

no idea on code compliance on Q1, but I wouldn't hesitate to do it. Q2, as far as height, our builder installed receptacles just above our fireplace mantle for clocks/lights, etc. and it passed code...around 50" high IIRC.

 

[Zeke]

If the GFI is at the end of the run then box fill won't be a problem. If the circuit loops through, there is a problem. As long as the new box is not a GFCI, only fed by one, you can mount it up a pole if you want. I don't see the metal shelving but I assume this new box will still be outside? If not, then no "in use" cover required.

 

[75gmck25]

The only restriction on height for GFCI is that it must be accessible so that it can be reset. I don't know an exact height, but have read that many inspectors use a max of about 5 1/2 feet. Many folks on this board seem to like installing receptacles high enough so that they are not covered by a 48" sheet of material standing next to the wall.

I believe the 5 1/2 foot rule is also used to determine if you have the required number of receptacles in each wall (210.52 Dwelling Unit Receptacle Outlets). If its located more than that height you can't count it as one of the code-required receptacles on a wall.

Bruce

 

[ard]

FWIW.. I needed to extend a circuit w 4 outlets that was GFCI protected, but didnt want the extension on a GFCI.

So I placed individual GFCIs at 4 locations ... only used the GFCI(s) to protect each local outlet itself- the traveler was non-GFCI.

again, fwiw