I'm not even going to address how crappy the drywall is. That doesn't look like a proper NM ground wire, and even if it is, it is illegally too short. That box place meant is unsafe.įurther, as someone else pointed out, I've got my doubts about the ground wire. It's not designed to compensate for slipshod installation of the boxes and the drywall. Second, most mudrings (and this is what they are designed to do) are to reduce the opening of the box (typically turning a two gang box into a single) in cases where you need the larger box for box fill use. If the box had just been flush with the back of the drywall, that may have been true, but the box is set way back. Ī mudring doesn't correct the fact that the box is set too far behind the surface (and that is illegal and unsafe). Receptacle outlet assemblied listed for the application shall be permitted to be installed in the countertop. ![]() The receptacle outlet shall be located on a wall or partition that is adjacent to the basin or basin countertop, located on the countertop, or installed on the side or face of the basin cabinet not more than 300 mm (12 in.) below the countertop. In dwelling units, at least one receptacle outlet shall be installed in bathrooms within 900 mm (3 ft) of the outside edge of each basin. 1, or (3) Located within cabinets or cupboards, or (4) Located more than 1.7 m (51⁄2 ft) above the floor (D) Bathrooms. The receptacles required by this section shall be in addition to any receptacle that is: (1) Part of a luminaire or appliance, or (2) Controlled by a wall switch in accordance with 210.70(A)(1), Exception No. This section provides requirements for 125-volt, 15and 20-ampere receptacle outlets. The only thing the electrician was allowed to do was add an outlet inside the cabinet, not eliminate the other ones. You are not allowed to get rid of the countertop outlets. They are secured in place by tightening the TERMINAL SCREWS with a flat-head screwdriver.It seams that you are still having a listening problem. Terminal: These connect the LIVE, EARTH and NEUTRAL wires to conductors in the FACE PLATE, which ultimately transfers the electricity to a plug. The LIVE and NEUTRAL connectors are 22mm apart with shutters to prevent the insertion of anything other than a plug.ĩ. Face Plate: Available in a range of materials and designs, the socket’s facia houses the TERMINALS and is screwed to the MOUNTING BOX. The live wire is currently brown in colour, although prior to regulations changes in 2004 (to aid the colour-blind) it was red, so if you are changing a FACE PLATE or adding a new socket in an older house, this is what you will find.Ĩ. This conductor is ‘switched’, so you can stop the flow of electricity. Live: Electricity flows along this wire from the consumer unit to the socket, as and when needed. ![]() ![]() This wiring must be updated by an electrician.ħ. ![]() This is a 2.5mm2 ‘three-core circular sheathed cable’. Cable: A PVCu sheath encases the LIVE, EARTH and NEUTRAL wires. The CABLE should only just be able to fit through the hole, to prevent the spread of fire.Ħ. Soft Grommet: Available open or ‘blind’ (has no hole, so you can cut one to size) and usually of PVCu or rubber, this protects the CABLE from the MOUNTING BOX.
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