Wiring an Outdoors Kitchen Under Roof - Do I need weatherproof electrical boxes?

Question

The receptacles are on the backsplash of a 10ft. bar housed by the framework. Do I need the receptacles to be in the weatherproof boxes/cover or can I use the cheap blue boxes with covers? What is my best option?
PS Yes, I am planning on introducing a GFCI.

Answer 1

if you don't know the answer to this question you should not be doing it yourself, get someone who knows what they are doing.

Answer 2

Go with the waterproof boxes. They do not cost that much more, and don't cut corners on material. Since you are outside, and near a sink you will have lots of moisture around the outlets. Even without direct water contact there will be water inside the boxes if you don't use the good boxes.

Answer 3

Yes, you should do weatherproof especially if you are planning to do the GFCI. Don't spend the money to do the work and then have it blow up all the time. Even with a roof, rain can blow all different directions.

Answer 4

I don't know where brian takes his apprenticeship but he needs to examine his choice.

if the boxes will be mounted inside the wall then the blue zip boxes will be fine but you have to use wet in use covers. not just the flapper door covers either, the fully enclosed ones. the wet in use covers come with a gasket that will seal to the surface of the exterior wall. the wall is the limit of the moisture encroachment so the box does not have to be weather proof. surface mounted boxes on the exterior of the building will have to be weather proof with wet in use covers and weather proof fittings. weather proof boxes are intended to be surface mount and would be very difficult to install inside a wall

Answer 5

Yes to what freakboynv told you. That is correct.

Brian, no matter how long you live somewhere, any new wiring must be done in compliance with any code adapted by the local authority having jurisdiction.

Answer 6

I would use weatherproof boxes, just on general principles. They're cheap enough.

Answer 7

i think of the possibility is to the squirrels and not the electrical powered wires. you will could desire to set a variety of of traps and haul the rats with furry tails away to a close-by park or somebody on the different portion of city you dislike, and launch them so they are able to't discover their some time past.

Answer 8

i just made a doody. in my pants. i dont get paychecks for the work i do. and you arent an electrician. so simplifying things would be borderline blasphemy. so ah... lets pay attention to the lenghty answer below. its easy to understand. good luck to you sir. and also, calling your local electrician for advise is a sin. dont ever do that, cause theyll shoot you in the face over the phone. and possibly rape you. this is stupid.

Answer 9

If you don't want to burn your house down, use weatherproof.