michaelbronco.w... What to do if an outlet needs to be moved. I moved this one to accommodate a built in bookcase. Any junction box must not be covered with drywall.
Question: could you have moved the outlet up a few inches so that it would've been clear of the shelf BUT ALSO put doors on the unit and still be within code? We're looking to add cabinets to our upstairs loft area but the wife wants ones with doors on them. You'd still be able to get at the wiring (for code issues), but they'd be essentially inside the cabinets. Is that OK?
All youtube videos should be like this. Just all what you need to know to do the job and nothing else. No pointless blabbing on about crap. Good job. Thanks for sharing.
I'm glad I saw this video in time! While I was remodeling a tub surround I discovered a live wire within a wall (nutted with taped) done by someone who'd simply "buried" the box behind the old surround. So I had to relocate it. Luckily, my stairwell leading to the basement was on the other side of that wall. I flipped the existing box - the box had a screw that clamped to the conduit which I loosened allowing me to rotate the box. I installed an access plate on it as per electrical regulation code you mentioned and patched up the drywall I had to opened up. So now I have access to that box from the stairway. I would not have thought of doing it that way until I watched your video. Thanks! I'm now a subscriber.
Nice video. I especially appreciate the mentions of code issues. But... isn't it also code that you may have needed that receptacle in the other room? 210.52(A)(1), a receptacle outlet must be installed so that no point along the floor line of any wall is more than 6 ft, measured horizontally along the floor line, from a receptacle outlet...
Yes, but in the case of built-in's, closets, etc. the measurement begins at the nearest point to the structure. In other words, a closet door wouldn't be counted in the measurement.
Actually, couldn't do that on this one since the bookcase goes from one doorway to the next. Outlet would be too close to the casing of the door on one side and on the other an outlet already exists. No need to fish through a wall in this case.
