Hi all,
Looking for a good solution to my freezer. Its in my carport about 10' away from the outlet. For the last 20 years or so we've had hit hooked to a 12 ga extension cord with no issues. This last weekend there was an issue and it ended up throwing the breaker and burning the connector on the end of the extension cord.
So now I'm looking for a better solution. The way the house is designed its not possible to wire in a new outlet in the wall in this location. The outlet i am using is a dedicated GFCI outlet.
I have some leftover 12-2 UF wire from another project. I was tossing around the idea of putting a plug on one end and a surface-mount box on the other, complete with outlet and wet location cover. It may not be "permanent" but it would be better than the extension cord?
Thoughts?
Looking for a good solution to my freezer. Its in my carport about 10' away from the outlet. For the last 20 years or so we've had hit hooked to a 12 ga extension cord with no issues. This last weekend there was an issue and it ended up throwing the breaker and burning the connector on the end of the extension cord.
So now I'm looking for a better solution. The way the house is designed its not possible to wire in a new outlet in the wall in this location. The outlet i am using is a dedicated GFCI outlet.
I have some leftover 12-2 UF wire from another project. I was tossing around the idea of putting a plug on one end and a surface-mount box on the other, complete with outlet and wet location cover. It may not be "permanent" but it would be better than the extension cord?
Thoughts?