Height of outlets garage

[Jeff Merritt]

How high should electric outlets be off the floor in a garage?

[Jim Port]

Before this can be answered is this a residential garage where you park a car or is it a commercial repair garage?

[Jeff Merritt]

Residential Thanks

[Jeffrey R. Wicklander]

I don't think that the NEC has any rules on this, however, I believe 18" to the bottom of the box may be the industry standard.

Jeff

[Jeff Merritt]

What about the IRC, I had a AHJ say he wants them 48" - 54" and I cant find any local code to justify

[James F. McKee]

Originally Posted by jmerritt1

How high should electric outlets be off the floor in a garage?

most of what i see around here is about 4' Jeff....did You have a specific concern ????

[Jae Williams]

Originally Posted by jmerritt1

What about the IRC, I had a AHJ say he wants them 48" - 54" and I cant find any local code to justify

If the AHJ says put them there--then put them there.

AHJ has the final say.

[James F. McKee]

Originally Posted by jwilliams4

If the AHJ says put them there--then put them there.

AHJ has the final say.

what Jae said !!!....

[Larry D. Kage]

Originally Posted by jmckee

most of what i see around here is about 4' Jeff....

Four feet or so is the norm around here, too, and that puts them at a good height for when the work bench goes in.

[Jeff Merritt]

My Concern is that this is a small town and the inspectors are jobbed out, I have a feeling this guy does not know what he is talking about, I got into this job after the fact , Client is going nuts trying to figure out is telling him the truth, I just may have figured it out , He is going off a local code about 50 miles to the west, I will have to make a phone call tomorrow.
Thanks for all the input. got love a town with 990 people

[Bob Elliott]

Originally Posted by jmerritt1

My Concern is that this is a small town and the inspectors are jobbed out, I have a feeling this guy does not know what he is talking about, I got into this job after the fact , Client is going nuts trying to figure out is telling him the truth, I just may have figured it out , He is going off a local code about 50 miles to the west, I will have to make a phone call tomorrow.
Thanks for all the input. got love a town with 990 people

and approx ,
.10% of them dis-agree with you.

[Paul W. Abernathy]

http://www.nachi.org/bbsystem/viewtopic.php?t=3537

[Bob Elliott]

40 inch eh.

Mine is 18" so I wonder when that requirement was made.

[Paul W. Abernathy]

Originally Posted by relliott

40 inch eh.

Mine is 18" so I wonder when that requirement was made.

lol...nah.....their is no height minimum requirement in a residential garage. If you want to put them at 12" go for it......It is only when dealing with commerical garages that we have to be aware of the ventilated and non-ventilated areas and receptacle requirements for those areas.

[Bob Elliott]

Originally Posted by pabernathy

lol...nah.....their is no height minimum requirement in a residential garage. If you want to put them at 12" go for it......It is only when dealing with commerical garages that we have to be aware of the ventilated and non-ventilated areas and receptacle requirements for those areas.

Thanks , I thought you were going to cop out with a link.