Mounting a Leviton 50A Surface Mount Outlet

[oldberkeley]

Need to mount this on the wall in back of a new electric range. I'm planning on running the cable through the drywall and through the rear knockout.

GE says to install it horizontally.

Two questions:

1. It seems to me that it should be mounted very firmly. I don't see how I can attach it to the stud, use the rear knockout, and mount it horizontally.

2. Should the bottom edge literally be resting on the tile floor, or raised up a bit?

TIA.

 

[dw1]

can you mount to the baseboard? make sure you get it where the bottom drawer and cord doesnt get in the way (kind of in the middle of the range) down low.

 

[pattenp]

You should be able to angle the mounting screws enough to hit the stud leaving the knockout/clamp over enough to clear the stud edge. I installed one just a couple of weeks ago and mounted it horizontally and screwed it to the stud.

 

[oldberkeley]

That's pretty much what I was thinking I'd have to do: get the knockout positioned exactly on the stud edge, and then angle the screws in.

No way to use the third screw hole that I can see. Did the two screws into the stud make for a solid mount?

Also, as to the second part of my question, did you mount it so the bottom side is literally on the floor, or did you raise it up a bit?

 

[Mustang51js]

Look at the back of your stove and mount wherever you think it has clearance. I've mounted to wall and floor,depends on the stove

 

[dw1]

That's pretty much what I was thinking I'd have to do: get the knockout positioned exactly on the stud edge, and then angle the screws in.

No way to use the third screw hole that I can see. Did the two screws into the stud make for a solid mount?

Also, as to the second part of my question, did you mount it so the bottom side is literally on the floor, or did you raise it up a bit?

Look at the plug on your cord, mount the receptacle where the cord is hanging down, whether it needs the flat bottom side up or down, if your cord is running up, you might have some interference getting everything back against the wall. You could also put a toggle bolt in one of the holes if it misses the stud.

 

[pattenp]

That's pretty much what I was thinking I'd have to do: get the knockout positioned exactly on the stud edge, and then angle the screws in.

No way to use the third screw hole that I can see. Did the two screws into the stud make for a solid mount?

Also, as to the second part of my question, did you mount it so the bottom side is literally on the floor, or did you raise it up a bit?

The stove that this plug was put in for had a small open section at the very bottom that was may be 8" high X 10" long X 4" deep, it was a double oven, so no bottom drawer. The bottom of the outlet box was about 1" off the floor when mounted to get the knockout above the bottom wall plate. The 2 screws held it very securely. I would have mounted the outlet flat on the floor but I couldn't get the plug/cord to work out to fit.