Timeline for Power outlet inside a kitchen island. How do I protect the back?
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| Nov 17 at 22:42 | answer | added | Stephen | timeline score: -1 | |
| Jul 23, 2018 at 5:42 | answer | added | user8890907 | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jul 15, 2018 at 15:48 | comment | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | You have to use junction boxes. Always.. Wire disappearing into the hollows of the wall is only allowed for low voltage stuff (ethernet, coax, phone, doorbell, thermostat). | |
| Jul 15, 2018 at 11:03 | comment | added | Tyson | You must also determine if this wire is already downstream of a GFCI or if it must be a GFCI itself. Second, exposed wire inside the cabinet must be protected, it can’t be simple type MN-B. What I see most often in my area, I couldn’t find a picture of in google images, but typically I see the cable transition to metal clad as it comes out of the floor, and metal junction boxes for the island outlets themselves. | |
| Jul 15, 2018 at 10:28 | comment | added | Jim Stewart | Also get a plug in circuit tester like this one homedepot.com/p/… | |
| Jul 15, 2018 at 10:25 | comment | added | Jim Stewart | Do you want the receptacle to be on top of the counter of the island or on the side? If on the top, do you want it in a pod which projects above the counter or do you want it recessed into the surface? A projecting pod removes the possibility of spills getting into the receptacle and may be required by your local code. A picture of the island would be helpful. | |
| Jul 15, 2018 at 10:04 | comment | added | Jim Stewart | Where is this--state and city? | |
| Jul 15, 2018 at 10:02 | comment | added | Jim Stewart | You must determine whether the wire to the island is connected to a source of power. And you must find out which circuit breaker in your electrical panel (aka fuse box) protects the circuit this wire in on. You must turn off that breaker to safely work on installing the receptacle and the box that contains it. Get a non-contact voltage tester like this one homedepot.com/p/…-PIPHorizontal2_rr--206995387--100661787--N | |
| Jul 15, 2018 at 6:20 | answer | added | DrMoishe Pippik | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jul 15, 2018 at 6:16 | answer | added | fixer1234 | timeline score: 4 | |
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| Jul 15, 2018 at 6:05 | history | asked | Tomato | CC BY-SA 4.0 |