Add a garage outlet with little or no wiring! | Quick Tip
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- Add a garage outlet with little or no wiring! | Quick Tip
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Today’s Quick Tip will show you how to add an extremely versatile outlet to your garage without running any additional wiring. Chris will demonstrate how to use your existing outlet for your garage door opener to install a retractable extension cord. As part of this process, the outlet will be upgraded to a GFCI outlet for additionally safety and code compliance.
This quick tip will easily provide you with an outlet that can be used just about anywhere in your garage.
Tools Needed:
Screwdrivers - Philips and Slotted
Drill
GFCI tester
Wire Cutter/Stripper (possibly)
Materials Needed:
GFCI Outlet (possibly)
Wood screws or lag screws
Retractable extension cord
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really...a video on how to plug in an extension cord...oh my...
Good stuff and love the blues background.
Bad title!! Not an outlet. It's for an extension cord!!!
I installed a ceiling reel also but instead of adding a gfci outlet I just used a plug in gfci adapter and plugged the reel into that. No wiring
The "no wiring" in the title is bit of a fraud!
It was not meant to deceive. If you already have a GFCI outlet or breaker for your garage door opener then there is literally no wiring. While adding a GFCI could be viewed as "optional", I felt it would be irresponsible to suggest skipping this step and thus decided to include how to go about wiring it.
Well done man.
Thanx!
Who makes the cord reel?
Well done!
Wait, you said the wires from that outlet connect to a gfci upstairs.... so that outlet you're changing is already gfci protected. Nothing happened with your tester because it popped the gfci test button in the other room.
I wasn't clear about that part. The GFCI upstairs isn't providing any protection to the garage door outlet since it is on the "load" side of the garage door opener outlet and not on the "line" side. You couldn't tell from video but the GFCI circuit tester showed an live outlet but the test button did nothing (except trip the GFCI upstream). I could have just switched the outlets and ended up with GFCI protection on both, but it was actually less work to put in a new one and I had an extra laying around.
Most of the time you can hear it and it also turns the circuit off that how you know if its GFCI.
Garage door openers don’t require GFCI protection, they are considered a permanent appliance
That was true until the 2008 NEC was released. They removed the GFCI exception for dedicated outlets and inaccessible outlets. The important point in this video is that the retractable extension cord now makes that an accessible outlet and it makes sense to have the safeguards of GFCI outlet.
Does the gfci outlet you installed in the ceiling supposed to be within reach of someone standing on the ground, so you don’t have to get on a ladder to reset?
Yes, but it kind of depends. I believe the 2011 NEC code introduced the requirement that GFCI be no higher than 6' 7". I imagine most municipalities have adopted this code or later by now. However, I discussed this with a local inspector who said they weren't being strict with this requirement and are still signing off on the ceiling mounted GFCIs. Personally, I don't see how the 2011 requirement makes anything "safer" - just more convenient.
If you want to be within code, install a GFCI breaker instead of an outlet.
aaaaand you said it wasn't protected, but then they go to a gfci upstairs?? pretty sure you popped the circuit upstairs
Not code for permanent use, wire is exposed to danger of damage.
being an electrician is easy, you read up on the regulatios and codes in the certain area and then you apply them, with myself I would have about 3 ground rods for the main structure and an additional grounding rods for each additional structure, that way I am sure not only the path of least resistance is there but the future electricians can say "hmm, we don't have to route 300ft to the nearest pole and risk jumping"
In addition to that I would use compliant outlets for the appropriate job such as... we area outlets for kitchen and bathroom, last thing we need is a lawsuit because we killed a 4 year old that was splashing in the bath (tragic, but does happen)
And of course, testing before making it live and hot, last thing we need is suicide via stupidity, that's far too common to be a comedy
Are you an state licensed electrician?
Your title is about as clean as your garage. As clickbait as they come.
How is it clickbait?
@@michaelschausten5257 Didn't add an outlet, mainly. He replaced an outlet, then installed an extension cord, so he still just has 1 outlet.