I have an outlet on a wall in my garage. I want to move this outlet to the ceiling for use on a garage door opener and a retractable reel extension cord. I think a way to do this is to run PVC electrical conduit from the old outlet location, up to the ceiling.
I will eliminate the old wall outlet rather than add an outlet in addition to it, it is in an inconvenient location.
What is the correct way to go from an existing, flush mount wall outlet to a new junction box that will accept PVC electrical conduit?
I am not sure if there is a way to take a bare wire into surface mount PVC electrical boxes or if there is a specialPVC electrical box that will join to an existing box.
I am performing this work to get caught up on a "temporary" fix I ran into 4 years ago. I should not have allowed that temporary solution to sit for so long. Letting that temporary solution sit was foolish.
Best Answer
Get a cover plate with a knockout and a 90 degree connector to your NMT. That should get you started. If doing it for myself I'd use PVC conduit and an entrance ell, but that's just personal preference.