Hi. The electrical outlet by my front entrance is about 1/2" above the dirt. Looking from inside, it's within the top course of cinderblock of my basement wall. Looking from the outside, it's physically built _into_ the cinderblock, just below the bottom of the aluminum siding. I can't lower the grade, or I'll loose the pitch away from my house. I'd like to raise the outlet up a respectable height (say 12") so it's not getting muddy or lost in the flower bed. While I'm at it, I'll make it a GFCI outlet.
- Does the electrical code obligate me to run a pipe up the siding and stick it onto my exterior wall, or can it be some type of free- standing outlet on a pole or stanchion?
- If ok on a pole or stanchion, any idea what this would look like? Is there a special way to anchor it into the ground so a stray soccer ball won't crack it off?
Thanks. Theodore