Hi,
What is the best method for connecting desk mounted powerstrips fed by 1/2" aluminum flex to existing single gang wall outlets? The strips are built into the desk. There are about 4 different circuits in the aluminum flex. The desk are located near exisitng outlets. Can you not remove the existing recepts and connect the flex to a single gang blank plate? The problem I see is that the mud rings are not flush with the face of the sheetrock. A regular blank single gang switchplate with a 1/2" KO will fit but after you tighten up the screws the plate is sunken in from the face. This just looks funny to me and I was wondering if there was some other way to connect to the exisitng outlets without using an extension ring.

Thanks for any replies.

Mustang

Mustang:
Without seeing your situation, there are "filler" made by Arlington that can take up the gap between the 'ring and the face of the wallboard. Or, an oversized (goof) blank plate with a 1/2" ko. How is the device mounted now to be NEC compliant??

What are you doing with the number of circuits??? Careful you don't have a 'situation' with what you are doing.

John

hi,
thanks for the reply. the desk were purchased by the customer from a third party. they have never been connected at their office before.

I am only connecting one circuit to each desk. They did not want to run a seperate circuit for each circuit feeding the desk.

I do not see any violation connecting all of the feeders at each desk to a single circuit feeding each desk. There are only two people at each desk. They do not plan on having any heavy loads at these desk since they are for telemarketing. Maybe a computer a clock and a radio.

They have a 20A circuit feeding each desk.

Thanks again for the replies.

Mustang

[This message has been edited by mustangelectric (edited 06-07-2004).]