On 6 Sep, 05:38, "noreaster" <noreaster1athotmaildotcom> wrote:
> Thanx, that's what I'll do place it at 2 feet high.
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> > "noreaster" <noreaster1athotmaildotcom> wrote in
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> >> How high should I install a GIFT outlet on a outside wall?
> >> It'll be all water tight, 99.9% it wouldn't get wet at all.
> >> I haven't found anything in the NEC books or on the net yet.
> >> Did I miss something?
>
> >> TIA
>
> > Most the outdoor outlets I've seen have been between 1 - 2 feet high. If
> > you put it too high, you'll just waste extension cord. Too low, and
> > you'll hit it when mowing or weed wacking. I think I'd go for 2 feet,
> > myself.
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Just a word of caution...
I have a GFCI mounted horizontally in one of the exterior boxes so
that the cover opens from the bottom. It's about 12" up from my deck.
When I open the cover, I can't see the outlets, so it's either fumble
around until I get the plug in or get down on my knees to see what I'm
doing. Getting down is still pretty easy...it's getting back up that
takes a little longer these days. ;-)
Just make sure that however/wherever you mount it, it's convenient to
use.
"noreaster" <noreaster1athotmaildotcom> wrote in message
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> How high should I install a GIFT outlet on a outside wall?
> It'll be all water tight, 99.9% it wouldn't get wet at all.
> I haven't found anything in the NEC books or on the net yet.
> Did I miss something?
>
> TIA
>
Did you look at the instructions that came with it? Wire it in just like
any other outlet, just make sure to wire the feed to the Line, and the load
to the Load.
There is a ton of stuff on the net showing how to do it. Google is your
friend.
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"noreaster" <noreaster1athotmaildotcom> wrote in
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> How high should I install a GIFT outlet on a outside wall?
> It'll be all water tight, 99.9% it wouldn't get wet at all.
> I haven't found anything in the NEC books or on the net yet.
> Did I miss something?
>
> TIA
>
>
Most the outdoor outlets I've seen have been between 1 - 2 feet high. If
you put it too high, you'll just waste extension cord. Too low, and
you'll hit it when mowing or weed wacking. I think I'd go for 2 feet,
myself.
Puckdropper
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"George" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> "noreaster" <noreaster1athotmaildotcom> wrote in message
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>> Thanx, that's what I'll do place it at 2 feet high.
>>
>
> Then make sure you don't plant shrubs that grow THREE foot high in
> front of it....
>
>
Hey! That's a great idea if you like Christmas lights. :-)
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"noreaster" <noreaster1athotmaildotcom> wrote in
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> Kind of hard to mow concrete on the porch, unless that's possible now.
> :-)
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>
You obviously haven't seen our driveway! It's mainly asphalt, but
there's grass growing in it.
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"noreaster" <noreaster1athotmaildotcom> wrote in news:Na-
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> So, does that you mean you have grasphalt?????
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Only in a few places. ;-) Gotta go to the other side of the driveway to
mow anyway, might as well get a few extra cutting feet out of the blades,
right?
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"noreaster" <noreaster1athotmaildotcom> wrote in message
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> How high should I install a GIFT outlet on a outside wall?
> It'll be all water tight, 99.9% it wouldn't get wet at all.
> I haven't found anything in the NEC books or on the net yet.
> Did I miss something?
>
> TIA
>
Oops - I'm sorry - I mis-read this post.
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So, does that you mean you have grasphalt?????
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> "noreaster" <noreaster1athotmaildotcom> wrote in
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>> Kind of hard to mow concrete on the porch, unless that's possible now.
>> :-)
>>
>>
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> You obviously haven't seen our driveway! It's mainly asphalt, but
> there's grass growing in it.
>
> Puckdropper
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Its high enough so I wont have to get on my knees. It'll be horizontally,
since I know how all my outlets are installed, it wont be a problem plugging
in. I figured since I'm doing away with one door with narrow windows on
either side with two doublehung windows I should have an outlet out front.
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> On 6 Sep, 05:38, "noreaster" <noreaster1athotmaildotcom> wrote:
>> Thanx, that's what I'll do place it at 2 feet high.
>>
>> "Puckdropper" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> > "noreaster" <noreaster1athotmaildotcom> wrote in
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>> >> How high should I install a GIFT outlet on a outside wall?
>> >> It'll be all water tight, 99.9% it wouldn't get wet at all.
>> >> I haven't found anything in the NEC books or on the net yet.
>> >> Did I miss something?
>>
>> >> TIA
>>
>> > Most the outdoor outlets I've seen have been between 1 - 2 feet high.
>> > If
>> > you put it too high, you'll just waste extension cord. Too low, and
>> > you'll hit it when mowing or weed wacking. I think I'd go for 2 feet,
>> > myself.
>>
>> > Puckdropper
>> > --
>> > Wise is the man who attempts to answer his question before asking it.
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> Just a word of caution...
>
> I have a GFCI mounted horizontally in one of the exterior boxes so
> that the cover opens from the bottom. It's about 12" up from my deck.
> When I open the cover, I can't see the outlets, so it's either fumble
> around until I get the plug in or get down on my knees to see what I'm
> doing. Getting down is still pretty easy...it's getting back up that
> takes a little longer these days. ;-)
>
> Just make sure that however/wherever you mount it, it's convenient to
> use.
>
I used to have the outlet much higher for that but not easy reach for
"normal" usage when needed.
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>> "noreaster" <noreaster1athotmaildotcom> wrote in message
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>>> Thanx, that's what I'll do place it at 2 feet high.
>>>
>>
>> Then make sure you don't plant shrubs that grow THREE foot high in
>> front of it....
>>
>>
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> Hey! That's a great idea if you like Christmas lights. :-)
>
> Puckdropper
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Kind of hard to mow concrete on the porch, unless that's possible now. :-)
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> noreaster wrote:
>> Thanx, that's what I'll do place it at 2 feet high.
>
> I'd also want it to be high enough that the kid mowing the lawn won't
> bang the mower into it.
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>> "Puckdropper" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>> "noreaster" <noreaster1athotmaildotcom> wrote in
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>>>> How high should I install a GIFT outlet on a outside wall?
>>>> It'll be all water tight, 99.9% it wouldn't get wet at all.
>>>> I haven't found anything in the NEC books or on the net yet.
>>>> Did I miss something?
>>>>
>>>> TIA
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Most the outdoor outlets I've seen have been between 1 - 2 feet
>>> high. If you put it too high, you'll just waste extension cord.
>>> Too low, and you'll hit it when mowing or weed wacking. I think
>>> I'd
>>> go for 2 feet, myself.
>>>
>>> Puckdropper
>>> --
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>>> it.
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>>> fastmail.fm
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noreaster wrote:
> Thanx, that's what I'll do place it at 2 feet high.
I'd also want it to be high enough that the kid mowing the lawn won't
bang the mower into it.
> "Puckdropper" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> "noreaster" <noreaster1athotmaildotcom> wrote in
>> news:[email protected]:
>>
>>> How high should I install a GIFT outlet on a outside wall?
>>> It'll be all water tight, 99.9% it wouldn't get wet at all.
>>> I haven't found anything in the NEC books or on the net yet.
>>> Did I miss something?
>>>
>>> TIA
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Most the outdoor outlets I've seen have been between 1 - 2 feet
>> high. If you put it too high, you'll just waste extension cord.
>> Too low, and you'll hit it when mowing or weed wacking. I think
>> I'd
>> go for 2 feet, myself.
>>
>> Puckdropper
>> --
>> Wise is the man who attempts to answer his question before asking
>> it.
>>
>> To email me directly, send a message to puckdropper (at)
>> fastmail.fm
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Thanx, that's what I'll do place it at 2 feet high.
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> "noreaster" <noreaster1athotmaildotcom> wrote in
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>> How high should I install a GIFT outlet on a outside wall?
>> It'll be all water tight, 99.9% it wouldn't get wet at all.
>> I haven't found anything in the NEC books or on the net yet.
>> Did I miss something?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>>
>
> Most the outdoor outlets I've seen have been between 1 - 2 feet high. If
> you put it too high, you'll just waste extension cord. Too low, and
> you'll hit it when mowing or weed wacking. I think I'd go for 2 feet,
> myself.
>
> Puckdropper
> --
> Wise is the man who attempts to answer his question before asking it.
>
> To email me directly, send a message to puckdropper (at) fastmail.fm
no rule. Just keep from getting submerged.
On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 20:32:24 -0400, "noreaster"
<noreaster1athotmaildotcom> wrote:
>How high should I install a GIFT outlet on a outside wall?
>It'll be all water tight, 99.9% it wouldn't get wet at all.
>I haven't found anything in the NEC books or on the net yet.
>Did I miss something?
>
>TIA
>
"noreaster" <noreaster1athotmaildotcom> wrote in message
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> Thanx, that's what I'll do place it at 2 feet high.
>
Then make sure you don't plant shrubs that grow THREE foot high in front of
it....
Thats ok, it happens. I can do indoor wiring no problem. I redid the whole
house, it had ceramic posts and tubes. I got lucky over the front half above
the 2nd floor, there was enough room for me to crawl around above the
ceiling but below the roof and got most of it done that way.
"Mike Marlow" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "noreaster" <noreaster1athotmaildotcom> wrote in message
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>> How high should I install a GIFT outlet on a outside wall?
>> It'll be all water tight, 99.9% it wouldn't get wet at all.
>> I haven't found anything in the NEC books or on the net yet.
>> Did I miss something?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>
> Oops - I'm sorry - I mis-read this post.
>
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