Does anyone know where I can get an inlet receptacle?
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Does anyone know where I can get an inlet receptacle?
I'm looking for indoor inlet receptacle. All I've found thus far are for outdoors and they look pretty ugly to be inside. I wonder if there are inlet receptacles that are two of them in one gang. Most I've found are just one per gang.
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Is there a specific reason you need one? If it's for a certain product, it may be a specialty item.
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Is there a specific reason you need one? If it's for a certain product, it may be a specialty item.
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Why would that require an inlet receptacle ?
What is your power management system ?
What is your power management system ?
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Of course you can get them online or at an electrical supplier. Last one I bought I got at my local Menards's store which you should have in WI.
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Why not use the inlet to feed a standard duplex receptacle?
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You can easily have one inlet connected to the two receptacles. Or just use two inlets with two separate boxes.
A while back I accomplished the same task by using a metal handy box (1-gang box) with a plate with a NM clamp on it. From there, I wired a 14/3 SO cable with a plug on the end. This allowed me to plug it directly into a UPS without an extra extension cord/cable.
The electrical inspector did ask about it, but didn't have any issue with it. It's a gray area if you read the NEC strictly, but I didn't run into any issues.
A while back I accomplished the same task by using a metal handy box (1-gang box) with a plate with a NM clamp on it. From there, I wired a 14/3 SO cable with a plug on the end. This allowed me to plug it directly into a UPS without an extra extension cord/cable.
The electrical inspector did ask about it, but didn't have any issue with it. It's a gray area if you read the NEC strictly, but I didn't run into any issues.