Hello -- I'm adding some fluorescent strips to the walls of a small
home office, to give me some indirect lighting. My plan was to use
standard "portable" lumiares (i.e. with cord and plug, no junction box
in the unit), and put a wall outlet behind the valance.

Now, as I lay it out on the wall I find that the outlet peeks out below
the lower edge of the valance. Is it acceptable to rotate a box 90
degrees, so it's horizontal instead of vertical in the wall? That would
make it short enough to be hidden. Are there any other options?

I say rotate.

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I say rotate.


I agree. No code issues to my knowledge.

On 10 Feb 2006 18:16:35 -0800, wrote:

Hello -- I'm adding some fluorescent strips to the walls of a small
home office, to give me some indirect lighting. My plan was to use
standard "portable" lumiares (i.e. with cord and plug, no junction box
in the unit), and put a wall outlet behind the valance.

Now, as I lay it out on the wall I find that the outlet peeks out below
the lower edge of the valance. Is it acceptable to rotate a box 90
degrees, so it's horizontal instead of vertical in the wall? That would
make it short enough to be hidden. Are there any other options?

It's considered preferable to rotate the building, but if this is not
feasible, you may rotate the box.

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