Outlets Heights Off The Floor

If you are setting box heights prior to the installation of the subfloor floor covering or any underlayment be sure to account for this expected height difference.

Outlets heights off the floor.

Height off floor of toilet outlet. 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. This is also true for counter top outlets in the kitchen and bathroom where switches and outlets are at the same height. Discussion in plumbers talk started by triplock mar 29 2009.

Hello lads i wish to install an internal soil stack through three flats one on top of the other and will t off at each bathroom for the toilets. 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. 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. 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.

Installing electrical boxes for outlets. Some states such as california require this minimum height. As i do not have the suites on site yet as the owner as not choose them. 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.