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Answer for USA, Canada and countries running a 60 Hz supply service.
The NEC does not require a certain height. Place it where it is convenient for you.
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As always, if you are in doubt about what to do, the best advice anyone should give you is to call a licensed electrician to advise what work is needed.
Before you do any work yourself,
on electrical circuits, equipment or appliances,
always use a test meter to ensure the circuit is, in fact, de-energized.
IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY SURE YOU CAN DO THIS JOB
SAFELY AND COMPETENTLY
REFER THIS WORK TO QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agoThere is no minimum height for electrical outlets. Some outlets are designed to be used on the floor. The average electrician will use 12" as a rule. This measurement can be to the top, middle or bottom of the outlet box. Sometime the customer will ask to have an outlet at a specific height to accommodate a special appliance or piece of equipment they might want to power.
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∙ 16y agoit should be at floor level. That way the drawer can be removed to plug in the stove.
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∙ 16y ago18" on center or 16" from the bottom of the box to the top of the finnished floor.
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∙ 14y agoMost electrician use the height of an electrician's hammer to mark the bottom of an outlet box. That height is 18 inches.
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