Install A Floor Receptacle

Installing a floor outlet requires a special floor rated outlet box which is typically a deep metal box.

Install a floor receptacle.

Many of the large hardware stores carry floor outlet kits that come with the box outlet and the cover. Cut a hole in the floor for the floor receptacle using a jigsaw. Tighten the wire clamp holding the cable in the box. Mark around the outside of the box and set aside.

250 146 connecting receptacle grounding terminal to box. Draw a line from the junction box or outlet to where you want the new outlet to be located in the concrete floor with a contractor crayon. Boxes listed specifically for this application shall be used for receptacles located in the floor. An electrical floor box.

Floor boxes designed for and listed as providing satisfactory ground continuity between the box and the device shall be permitted. Lay the outlet box on the floor in your chosen location. Drill a hole just inside the line and then use a jigsaw or reciprocating saw to cut out the rectangular section of floor out. On wooden floors turn an electrical floor box upside down and trace the outline of the box onto the floor.

Check for the locations of the nearest floor joists with a stud finder and adjust the position of the. Connect the nm cable conductors to the receptacle white wire to neutral silver colored screw terminal black wire to hot brass or copper colored screw terminal and the bare copper ground wire to the green grounding screw on the receptacle. Use a pencil or other marker to mark the dimensions on the wall where the receptacle will go. A recessed single or duplex outlet is then installed and a low profile outlet cover which is rated for floor use is then installed.

You can put a floor outlet anywhere but getting the cable there can be tough. Cut a hole in the floor for the receptacle by measuring the size of the receptacle. Then attach the box to the floor with the 1 2 in.