110v Outlets from Extension Cord
I plan to install a hard-wired PSW inverter and run one extension cord to my entertainment center and another to a cabinet in the bedroom. I want it to look like a regular outlet by plugging the exte...
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wa8yxm wrote:
I do agree with "Why not run Romex"
But.. No reason other than the code you can't cut the end off a proper extension cord and wire on an outlet.. I suggest the outlet be a differnet color, RED or Orange, to indicate INVERTER power instead of the standard color, that is all.
I used these Hubbell I.G. receptacles for inverter powered receptacles. Pricy, but I had a few around, bought at clearance at the time. No mixing up the two different power sources.
The most elegant way of doing what the OP frames is to use a small transfer switch, wire directly to load center, and use the same receptacles as original. As to cost, the $60 transfer switch is probably going to be less than the installation of wire, receptacles, and boxes needed in the other manner.
