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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westend wrote: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.
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.
Good idea, but the inverter is at the batteries in the front compartment and the load center is at the rear of the fiver under the oven.
