Baseboard Electrical Receptacles

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Baseboard electrical receptacles.

Electrical codes typically do not prohibit installing heaters below wall outlets but most heater manufacturers recommend against it. When electrification occurred a lot of existing houses had large enough baseboards to place receptacles. Item 225987 model plf2004. Installing baseboard heaters under electrical outlets receptacles is a common point of discussion and confusion.

There is no nec code rule against placing receptacles in a baseboard. Electric baseboard heaters work by turning a heating element on and off. Fahrenheat 94 in 240 volt 2000 watt hydronic electric baseboard heater. Outlets installed above electric baseboard heaters in one or more areas not a recommended and a potentially unsafe practice all manufacturers of electric baseboard heaters prohibit the installation of electrical outlets above the heaters.

Keep electrical receptacles off to one side not right over electric heating baseboards to avoid overheating and possibly melting electrical cords draped over the heater a fire risk see photo at below right courtesy of timothy hemm. Clearance between electric baseboard heater electrical receptacle 2016 09 18 dennis said. The baseboard was popped off studs drilled cables pulled then holes cut for the boxes. Keep electrical outlets offset above and to the side of vanity sinks not right over the sink left hand sketch below electric baseboard clearance.

I am installing electric hydrostatic baseboard heaters which they do not get hot enough to damage or burn anything. This was done because it was the easiest place to install them and it seemed to be the fashion of the time. Im on a limited budget and the last thing i need is to fail. The concern is that a cord plugged into the outlet will likely drape down onto the heater.

The electrical resistance baseboard heating equipment is or was listed via ul ansi standard s.