question about wall plugs/recepticals

[randydupree]

i want to put my wall plugs in a 7'' tall baseboard,about 3'' off the floor,this is along the walls in a brick warehouse that i'm converting into a home.
Can i put the plugs that low and still pass code?
does anybody know the code?

 

[sberry]

I dont believe there is a code problem with that.

 

[Torque1st]

How are you going to run the wire? What type of outlet boxes are you using?

 

[randydupree]

my baseboards will be 3'' wide,7'' tall,wire and recepts will be in this baseboard.
along with the central vac piping.

 

[rinny_tin_tin]

i want to put my wall plugs in a 7'' tall baseboard,about 3'' off the floor,this is along the walls in a brick warehouse that i'm converting into a home.
Can i put the plugs that low and still pass code?
does anybody know the code?

Check with your ahj, but I know in commercial garages, recepts are generally located at least 18 inch above the slab because the space below is considered a classified location (Class 1 Div 1 - I think) IMO - 3- inches is too too low when you consider flooding, cleaning, tripping hazard, and just simply usage.

 

[Aceman]

Check with your ahj, but I know in commercial garages, recepts are generally located at least 18 inch above the slab because the space below is considered a classified location (Class 1 Div 1 - I think) IMO - 3- inches is too too low when you consider flooding, cleaning, tripping hazard, and just simply usage.

So which part of your response applies to this:

in a brick warehouse that i'm converting into a home.

To answer your question Randy, as low as you like, even in the floor as long as they are within 18" of the wall.

210.52(A)

 

[randydupree]

thanks aceman.
i thought i was ok with them being low.

 

[randydupree]

one more question,can i run pex water lines in the same baseboard,along with the wiring?

 

[Aceman]

Yes, wiring is ran next to plumbing all the time.

 

[randydupree]

thanks aceman.