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Is there a code the prevents me from installing a concealed 120 volt electrical receptacle inside of my ceiling for a camera? The electrical receptacle would be accessible using an access panel similar to what plumbers use like this one.

I can only find one article online but it is specifically asking about drop/suspended ceilings. My ceiling is drywall so I am hoping it might fall under different rules.

isherwood
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If your desire is to entirely conceal an electrical outlet with something plugged into it inside a drywall ceiling, I'd say:

  1. It's not code-compliant
  2. Even if you could do this, you shouldn't, because the camera and/or its power supply will fail or will become redundant or you'll or you'll just want to upgrade to something new, and then you'll need to smash open your ceiling.

My suggestion: Find a way to run low voltage DC power to the camera location from a suitable place with a wall outlet.

The alternative, to have AC power at the camera location is to either mount the outlet exposed, so you'll have an ugly PSU and wires plugged into the ceiling, or to mount a recessed outlet with an access cover inside the ceiling, but that's pretty expensive and not subtle.

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