I am currently having my kitchen renovated. I understand the 2-foot/4-foot
rule for laying out electrical outlets. My question is this: I have a peninsula
in my new kitchen, the back of which has a raised panel for which I invested
good money. I have heard from one electrician that I must install an
electrical outlet in this panel, which to me will greatly diminish both its
value and aesthetics. However, someone else tells me that all I have to do is
install a 2-gang outlet box along the main counter and near to the peninsula, such
that one set of the outlets services the main counter, and the other services the peninsula.
Is this second approach legitamite? He claims that the requirment of installing
an outlet in a peninsula is an old rule. My peninsula is about 57 inches long.
I'm in Massachusetts, if there are any code variations in this context that come
into play.
Thanks.
rule for laying out electrical outlets. My question is this: I have a peninsula
in my new kitchen, the back of which has a raised panel for which I invested
good money. I have heard from one electrician that I must install an
electrical outlet in this panel, which to me will greatly diminish both its
value and aesthetics. However, someone else tells me that all I have to do is
install a 2-gang outlet box along the main counter and near to the peninsula, such
that one set of the outlets services the main counter, and the other services the peninsula.
Is this second approach legitamite? He claims that the requirment of installing
an outlet in a peninsula is an old rule. My peninsula is about 57 inches long.
I'm in Massachusetts, if there are any code variations in this context that come
into play.
Thanks.