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atomlinson89 t1_iteby3j wrote

Reply to comment by umbligado in They removed the charging outlets at Penn Station and replaced them with this garbage. by umbligado

Glad you found them!

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umbligado OP t1_itelv6s wrote

No, sadly they were not there at all. I believe they have removed them. I saw a number of wood panels that were relatively new, and I think they replaced all the former plugs with those panels.

At this point I’m just waiting for them to take out the water fountains as well…

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jupitaur9 t1_itezrhk wrote

Added: /If they were removing the outlets/, then they had to remove everything to comply with electrical code.

It’s actually illegal to just cover up a power outlet. It has to be covered with a plate if there’s still power or a junction of some kind there.

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umbligado OP t1_itgfmqe wrote

Thanks. Are you saying that electrical code shortcomings were the reason for removal, or that they had to undergo full removal rather than just covering them up in order to satisfy code?

Also, I don’t understand why you’re getting down voted. You were just relaying information.

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jupitaur9 t1_itgt23v wrote

Just saying they had to do substantial work and spend some coin to remove them.

Unless they didn’t follow code, which would be worrisome.

As to downvoting, who knows. No biggie.

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abooth43 t1_itg5x1b wrote

They can't have accessible outlets under the benches due to electrical code?

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jupitaur9 t1_itg95vf wrote

No.

They can’t just cover an existing outlet with wood or paneling or drywall. It has to have an electrical plate over it, or they have to remove the wiring itself underneath.

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abooth43 t1_itguv0j wrote

Yea absolutely, when deleting an outlet it needs to be plated.

They were presumably functional and up to code outlets. It seemed like you were suggesting code was the reason they were deleted in the first place.

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