Originally Posted By: rmoore This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Kevin…
even if it doesn't get hot enough to melt the cord, the heat is still degrading the conductors capacity to safely carry the rated ampacity. The heat from the "radiator", combined with a load, could be enough to melt the plastic. So...I think you still need to call it as a hazard.
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Originally Posted By: James D Mosier This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
My parents added on their house in 1979. The new family room is 22ft long with hydronic baseboard heat spanning the middle 16 feet. How would you possibly not have receptacles above the heater and still keep them within the 12ft max distance between receptacles?
Originally Posted By: kmcmahon This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
jfarsetta wrote:
It is allowed...
Well, even if it's allowed I had to make them aware of a potential safety concern simply from the fact that the cord above was burnt where it contacted the heater. I just noted it in every location that had a baseboard heater below an outlet.
There's no other way around that from what I saw.