In Floor Outlet

[Bearkat]

Anyone have outlets in their shop floor? Wish you did? I can't decide if it is worth the trouble or not. Overhead cords worked well in my old workshop, but I am thinking a 220 plug for my table saw would be nice. Maybe a set of 110 outlets near a workbench. Do you just secure the plug box level with the forms? How do you hold it upright?

 

[Norcal]

Anyone have outlets in their shop floor? Wish you did? I can't decide if it is worth the trouble or not. Overhead cords worked well in my old workshop, but I am thinking a 220 plug for my table saw would be nice. Maybe a set of 110 outlets near a workbench. Do you just secure the plug box level with the forms? How do you hold it upright?

Back room with 120 & 240 volt receptacles in the floor.


Older view.



Shop floor, again w/ 120 & 240 volt receptacles

 

[Hpozzuoli]

Nice as long as they don't get wet from either parking cars with dripping snow/salt mix or just plain washing your vehicles in the garage. I would be worried more about corrosion than electrocution. Gfi would prevent the latter...hopefully.

 

[Milton Shaw]

I stubbed up ridgid conduit and put weather proof boxes about 8 inches above the floor so there was no danger of water getting into the outlets. Any flush mount boxes are going to be easy to get water/salt into them and cause a lot of problems.

 

[Bearkat]

This area of the shop will be strictly woodworking. I would disconnect the plugs if that ever changed, but that is doubtful because it does not line up with a door.

 

[Zeke]

WoodGal installed not only outlets in the floor but a downdraft dust system.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=231914

 

[Richard Cranium]

I can still remember back from when I worked in retail the maintenance dept. shorting out floor out lets while washing and waxing the floors in the store...They do have weather resistance out lets available now..Richie

 

[pepi]

I would not think that would be something I would do. What's the point, will it be different sure, will something be covering it when you want to use it sure, do you like moving stuff around... don't know?

 

[Wangstang]

Anyone have outlets in their shop floor? Wish you did? I can't decide if it is worth the trouble or not. Overhead cords worked well in my old workshop, but I am thinking a 220 plug for my table saw would be nice. Maybe a set of 110 outlets near a workbench. Do you just secure the plug box level with the forms? How do you hold it upright?

If there's ever any chance of water being in the area, I'd look hard into watertight solutions, especially if you are talking about 220.

Something like these maybe:
http://internationalconfig.com/icc6.asp?item=888-2189

Wes

 

[C96]

Not for me, I wouldn’t even consider it. I like to bring in my pressure washer and wash my garage floor with degreaser or a good detergent to clean whatever spills, especially after doing some extensive automotive work. It’s nice to come in and blast the mess away. But again, I just have the standard concrete floor as of now, not the fancy painted or tiled floor some of you have.

I would think having floor outlets in a garage setting is asking for trouble.

 

[LS6 Tommy]

IDK if it's code, but every floor outlet I've ever seen that wasn't in "office space" was not flush moutned. It was in a "dog house"...

Tommy

 

[whyNick?]

Those of you who have outlets in the floor, how do you keep dirt and junk out of them? I have a small remote cabin that isn't wired for electric. The walls are log and I don't want the hassle of trying to run wire in them so I was thinking of putting boxes in the floor. I've seen cover plates with screw-in plugs but I'm afraid the outlets will gradually fill up with dust and dirt while stuff is plugged into them.

 

[Norcal]

I blow them out before the brass plugs are put back in. This of course only works where compressed air is avail. & used regularly. I like the floor boxes, but really only use the one 240 volt Twistlock® receptacle for a Unisaw.

 

[TonyBuonocore]

You can combine the Wiremold 861 floor box with the Wiremold 895T cover and the Cooper CR20B receptacle.

Good luck!

Tony

 

[Thumper68]

I have 3, 2 220 for the Cabinet saw and the jointer and a 110 for the router table. haven't had a issue with dirt dust or water but it is in the "Dry" side of the shop. The floor slopes to the floor drain in the "Wet" side.