Hint: A retro receptacle installation
Renovating this kitchen provided me a photo opportunity before all the cabinets and countertops were ripped out. That entire countertop between the sink and the range only had one receptacle outlet installed. I’m not sure when this apartment building was constructed, but the 2023 Code requires more than just one receptacle outlet here. Section 210.52(C)(1) requires countertop receptacle outlets to be installed so no point along the wall line is more than 2 ft horizontally from a receptacle outlet in that space.
If we started measuring from the sink, a receptacle outlet would be needed within 2 ft to the right side of the sink, approximately where the garbage disposal switch is installed on the wall. If we measure from the range, a receptacle outlet would be needed within 2 ft to the left side of the range. Another countertop receptacle outlet would need to be installed for the wall space between those two receptacle outlets only if the space between those two receptacle outlets was greater than 4 ft. Depending on the exact placement of the receptacle outlets and the length of the countertop, two receptacle outlets may be enough, but I’m thinking three might be needed here. One receptacle outlet is definitely not enough.
