residenrial electrical?

Question

Whe the electrical receptacles inside the house 12 inches above the floor? Is it OK higher than 12 inches?

Answer 1

You can pretty much put them any height that is convenient, so long as they are wired to code and not placed in a hazardous location. Notice, for example, that the outlets in your kitchen and bathroom are usually above the countertop and not down along the floor.

Answer 2

The National Electrical Code for residential, receptacle spacing shall be no further than 12 ft. apart horizontally and no higher than 5 ft 6 inches from the floor for general purpose receptacles in liv. rms, bedrooms, dining rms. Check with local authorities because they have jurisdiction. Typically below 24 inches is commom unless it is for countertops or special applications like T.V.s, clocks, etc.

Answer 3

Yes, above 12" is ok, as long as they are not near any sink or water outlet. The standard height for electrical rough- in used to be the height of one claw hammer, on new home construction, but it can be any desired height. You should check with your local building department, but the national electric code will not be violated with different locations.

Answer 4

12'' and 14'' to the bottom of the electrical box are the two standard heights. Light switches and counter top plugs are all 42''.

Answer 5

Yes. In senior citizen projects they are often
mounted 24" above the floor.

Answer 6

before i send you off, to install them , please check with your local city office, every state has it own code,
and height requirement , they will tell you over the phone , very easy ,
if you install i nthe kitchen , bathroom , i would use , gfi
ground fault interrupters, they prevent fires, and shoke,from moisture
I'm like you , i hate to bend down, i would rather plug in about 24 ins, for the TV etc lol