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How to locate floor outlets if usage is unknown? MiamiCuse 06-10-2008
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Posted by RicodJour on June 11, 2008, 7:44 pm
>
> > The recessed outlets are more work to install, cost a bunch more and
> > are an eyesore when they're in the middle of your nice floor. Going
> > to that trouble and expense to discover, oops!, is a daily reminder of
> > your lack of planning ability. It's a very very bad idea.
>
>
> Hmm, then what other kind of floor outlets could he possibly be talking
> about?

It's not a question of what type, it's where, and he doesn't know
where. Murphy's Law applies - unless he has the layout scoped out the
outlet will be in the wrong place and he'll either have an unused
outlet in the middle of the floor, under a piece of furniture, or the
electric cord will run in a circulation path and be a tripping hazard.

R

AppliancePartsPros.com, Inc.
Posted by Edgar on June 12, 2008, 5:00 pm
>>
>> > The recessed outlets are more work to install, cost a bunch more and
>> > are an eyesore when they're in the middle of your nice floor. Going
>> > to that trouble and expense to discover, oops!, is a daily reminder of
>> > your lack of planning ability. It's a very very bad idea.
>>
>>
>> Hmm, then what other kind of floor outlets could he possibly be talking
>> about?
>
> It's not a question of what type, it's where, and he doesn't know
> where. Murphy's Law applies - unless he has the layout scoped out the
> outlet will be in the wrong place and he'll either have an unused
> outlet in the middle of the floor, under a piece of furniture, or the
> electric cord will run in a circulation path and be a tripping hazard.
>
> R

Ah yes when you put it that way I guess it makes sense.

--
Edgar


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Posted by Kris Krieger on June 12, 2008, 6:15 pm

> ..
>>>
>>> > The recessed outlets are more work to install, cost a bunch more
>>> > and are an eyesore when they're in the middle of your nice floor.
>>> > Going to that trouble and expense to discover, oops!, is a daily
>>> > reminder of your lack of planning ability. It's a very very bad
>>> > idea.
>>>
>>>
>>> Hmm, then what other kind of floor outlets could he possibly be
>>> talking about?
>>
>> It's not a question of what type, it's where, and he doesn't know
>> where. Murphy's Law applies - unless he has the layout scoped out
>> the outlet will be in the wrong place and he'll either have an unused
>> outlet in the middle of the floor, under a piece of furniture, or the
>> electric cord will run in a circulation path and be a tripping
>> hazard.
>>
>> R
>
> Ah yes when you put it that way I guess it makes sense.
>

WE had teh option of havin gfloor outlets put in, but I didn't opt for it
for that same reason - I wasn't precisely sure of how i'd finally arrange
he room. I had a couple of working plans based upon the measurements *on
paper*, but couldn't get a sense of it until the place was mostly built and
I could see the space.

I havee one cord that is under a small throw rug - it's thin and the lamp
only runs a CFL, so it works. But I wouldn't want to put any "hot" cord
(pulling a lot of electricity) under a throw rug.

I also had a concern, re: floor outlets, about infiltration (spilling,
carpet fibers, dust, whatever).


Posted by MiamiCuse on June 12, 2008, 10:32 pm

>
>> ..
>>>>
>>>> > The recessed outlets are more work to install, cost a bunch more
>>>> > and are an eyesore when they're in the middle of your nice floor.
>>>> > Going to that trouble and expense to discover, oops!, is a daily
>>>> > reminder of your lack of planning ability. It's a very very bad
>>>> > idea.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hmm, then what other kind of floor outlets could he possibly be
>>>> talking about?
>>>
>>> It's not a question of what type, it's where, and he doesn't know
>>> where. Murphy's Law applies - unless he has the layout scoped out
>>> the outlet will be in the wrong place and he'll either have an unused
>>> outlet in the middle of the floor, under a piece of furniture, or the
>>> electric cord will run in a circulation path and be a tripping
>>> hazard.
>>>
>>> R
>>
>> Ah yes when you put it that way I guess it makes sense.
>>
>
> WE had teh option of havin gfloor outlets put in, but I didn't opt for it
> for that same reason - I wasn't precisely sure of how i'd finally arrange
> he room. I had a couple of working plans based upon the measurements *on
> paper*, but couldn't get a sense of it until the place was mostly built
> and
> I could see the space.
>
> I havee one cord that is under a small throw rug - it's thin and the lamp
> only runs a CFL, so it works. But I wouldn't want to put any "hot" cord
> (pulling a lot of electricity) under a throw rug.
>
> I also had a concern, re: floor outlets, about infiltration (spilling,
> carpet fibers, dust, whatever).
>

I think if I get an air hockey table it will need more juice. It's not that
I don't know the layout, it's that my wife wouldn't make up her mind.

I don't want to cut the slab and go through the trouble if "we can try
putting it there and see"...



Posted by Kris Krieger on June 13, 2008, 12:52 am

>
>>
>>> m. ..
>>>>>
>>>>> > The recessed outlets are more work to install, cost a bunch more
>>>>> > and are an eyesore when they're in the middle of your nice
>>>>> > floor. Going to that trouble and expense to discover, oops!, is
>>>>> > a daily reminder of your lack of planning ability. It's a very
>>>>> > very bad idea.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hmm, then what other kind of floor outlets could he possibly be
>>>>> talking about?
>>>>
>>>> It's not a question of what type, it's where, and he doesn't know
>>>> where. Murphy's Law applies - unless he has the layout scoped out
>>>> the outlet will be in the wrong place and he'll either have an
>>>> unused outlet in the middle of the floor, under a piece of
>>>> furniture, or the electric cord will run in a circulation path and
>>>> be a tripping hazard.
>>>>
>>>> R
>>>
>>> Ah yes when you put it that way I guess it makes sense.
>>>
>>
>> WE had teh option of havin gfloor outlets put in, but I didn't opt
>> for it for that same reason - I wasn't precisely sure of how i'd
>> finally arrange he room. I had a couple of working plans based upon
>> the measurements *on paper*, but couldn't get a sense of it until the
>> place was mostly built and
>> I could see the space.
>>
>> I havee one cord that is under a small throw rug - it's thin and the
>> lamp only runs a CFL, so it works. But I wouldn't want to put any
>> "hot" cord (pulling a lot of electricity) under a throw rug.
>>
>> I also had a concern, re: floor outlets, about infiltration
>> (spilling, carpet fibers, dust, whatever).
>>
>
> I think if I get an air hockey table it will need more juice. It's
> not that I don't know the layout, it's that my wife wouldn't make up
> her mind.
>
> I don't want to cut the slab and go through the trouble if "we can try
> putting it there and see"...
>

You could temporarily cover/encase the cord with one of the tubes they
use for conventions. It's safer than just having the cord loose, so you
could "try it out" with sme relative degree of safety.

HTH...


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