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Question by Bret
Submitted on 5/5/2004
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What is the standard distance between a door and an electrical outlet

Answer by tools
Submitted on 5/9/2004
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as long as it's not directly behind the door so that opening the door hits the cords plugged into it,any place convenient works.

Answer by j sparky
Submitted on 12/20/2004
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N.E.C. says an outlet is required within six feet of any door or other break in a wall. Unless the wall is less than 2 ft. in length. Spacing after that is every 12ft. or less.(all standard appliances have a 6ft. cord, outlet every 12, no matter where you set something in the room against the wall, it has an outlet within it's reach.

Answer by BOBBY
Submitted on 5/11/2006
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SIX FEET FROM ANY OPENING DOOR EDGE. IN THE CASE OF SLIDING DOORS, IF ONLY ONE DOOR SLIDES, AS IN MOST CASES, THE FIXED DOOR IS MEASURED AS WALL SPACE, THEREFORE THE FIRST OUTLET SHOULD BE MORE THAN SIX FEET FROM THE EDGE OF THE OPENING DOOR.

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