Electrical receptacles and control switches are mounted with specific height and clearance parameters to maintain accessibility. Receptacles are positioned between eighteen inches minimum and forty-eight inches maximum above the finished floor for reach ranges. An inaccessible outlet placed less than fifteen inches above the floor is permissible when an additional outlet is provided in an accessible location. A thirty-inch by forty-eight-inch clear floor space perpendicular to the wall is required for forward reach to controls.
INACCESSIBLE OUTLET LESS THAN 15" ABOVE FLOOR PERMISSIBLE 30" X 48" CLEAR FLOOR SPACE PERPENDICULAR TO THE WALL FOR A FORWARD REACH TO CONTROLS ADDITIONAL OUTLET IN ACCESSIBLE LOCATION FORWARD REACH TO LIGHT AND FAN SWITCHES AS WELL AS THERMOSTAT 48" MAX 18" MIN D SCALE: NTS C1 RECEPTACLE MOUNTING DETAILS
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