Is it against code? - Electrician Talk - Professional Electrical Contractors Forum

Markkram222 · 04-11-2012, 09:57 PM

There is a condo with the entrance on the main floor and the main living area on the second floor. When you enter the condo there is a 4x4 landing and then 2 flights of stairs.
is it against code to put a plug on that landing ?

**Dennis Alwon** · 04-12-2012, 05:50 AM

Welcome-- I can't imagine there is a code that would prohibit such a thing but I do not know the CEC.

xlink · 04-12-2012, 09:06 AM

No, it's not against CEC.

Cemo · 04-12-2012, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by xlink

No, it's not against CEC.

Double that

CDN EC · 04-12-2012, 06:45 PM

Why would that be against code? I've been in 3-floor townhouses and condos and that's where they plug in the vaccuum since no central vac.

magneticpersona · 04-28-2012, 08:04 PM

Definetly not against code, and inspectors love it when you put a receptacle there. It shows them that you are thinking about future use (vacuuming is a great example). I always put a receptacle at a landing. Also depending on the lenght of the wall, you may have to do it anyways as required by code

wildleg · 04-28-2012, 08:39 PM

so you hang a plug out of the wall on the landing ? where do you put the receptacle - on the vacuum ?

magneticpersona · 04-28-2012, 08:53 PM

My bad, I meant a receptacle.

stuiec · 04-28-2012, 09:57 PM

Am I the only one seeing the irony here, or are the rest of you just being polite?

CEC09 · 05-07-2012, 08:55 PM

This is always a good idea!

magneticpersona · 05-08-2012, 02:04 PM

I think that we are so used to people refering to receptacles as "plugs" , which btw aren't the same thing, that we are even using it when we are talking haha!