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Nonmetallic Carpet Plate Installation Instructions
G
(May be used on carpet, wood or tile floors)
1) Cut carpet, wood or tile to inside
diameter of floor box.
2) DISCARD METAL CLIPS AND 1/8"
CORK ON 68-PAR.
3) Attach carpet plate to adjusting ring by
inserting locking tabs of the carpet plate
into the slots on the adjusting ring and
turning clockwise until both snap
together. IMPORTANT: make certain
oval hole in cover lines up with
receptacle mounting holes on the
P-68-SRC and P-68-DRC. NOTE: do
not apply PVC cement when attaching
the carpet plate to the adjusting ring.
4) Apply PVC cement to the outside edge
of the plastic adjusting ring and to the
top inside edge of the floor box.
Press the adjusting ring into the floor box,
rotating the ring back and forth 1/4 turn
One Piece Carpet Plate Installation Instructions
H
until the carpet flange stops against the
carpet, wood or tile floor. NOTE: on
wood or tile floors, apply caulk or sealant
to the underside of carpet flange to block
water entry.
5) Install the receptacle, receptacle face
plate, oval gasket and cover using the
screws provided with the receptacle and
the carpet plate. IMPORTANT: Follow all
national and local electrical codes when
installing receptacles.
CATALOG NUMBER APPLICATION CHART
NONMETALLIC
CARPET
PLATES
P-68-SRC-XX
*
P-68-FSC-XXX
*
P-68-DRC-XXX
*
NOTE: "-XXX" Denotes color. Specify GRY (Gray),
*
BRN (Brown) BGE (Beige) when ordering.
ADJUSTING
RING
REQUIRED
68-PAR
PAR T S
METAL
LEVELING
CLIPS
NOT
REQUIRED
CORK
GASKET
NOT
REQUIRED
(May be used on carpet, wood or tile floors)
IMPORTANT: On Installation D, all electrical
connections and data or power cable must
be run or installed before carpet plate is
sealed to wood or tile floors.
1) Cut carpet, wood or tile to inside
diameter of floor box.
DISCARD METAL CLIPS. FOR THE
2)
60-CACP-GFCI, DISCARD THE CORK
GASKET AND USE THE 68P-FL TRIM
RING. THE P60-CACP AND
P60-3/4-2-CACP WILL WORK WITH
EITHER THE CORK GASKET OR THE
68P-FL TRIM RING.
3) IMPORTANT: Install receptacle to the
68-PAR per national and local electrical
codes.
4) Attach carpet plate to the 68-PAR using
the cork gasket or 68P-FL as shown in
Catalog Number Chart and assembly
note 2. Make certain to use the gasket
and gasket seating plate furnished with
the carpet plate.
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this product for the user's intended application. Thomas & Betts warrants that this product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship
for a period of two (2) years following the date of purchase. Upon prompt notification of any warranted defect, Thomas & Betts will, at its option,
repair or replace the defective product or refund the purchase price. Proof of purchase is required. Misuse or unauthorized modification of the
product voids all warranties.
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OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR
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THOMAS & BETTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
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Use (3) #8-32 +1" screws furnished with
carpet plate.
5) Apply PVC cement to the outside edge
of the plastic adjusting ring and to the
top inside edge of the floor box. Press
the adjusting ring into the floor box,
rotating the ring back and forth 1/4 turn
until the carpet flange stops against the
carpet, wood or tile floor.
NOTE: On wood or tile floors, apply caulk
or sealant to the underside of the carpet
flange to block water entry.
CATALOG NUMBER APPLICATION CHART
METALLIC
*
CARPET
PLATES
P60-CACP
P60-CACP-AL
P60-3/4-2-CACP
P60-CACP-GFCI
**
Carpet Plates and Metallic Trim Rings are furnished in brass
*
unless ordered as aluminum by adding the suffix -AL to the
catalog number; e.g. P60-CACP-AL.
Requires 68P-FL to attach to floor box.
*
ADJUSTING
REQUIRED
RING
68-PAR
PAR T S
METAL
LEVELING
CLIPS
REQUIRED
REQUIRED
NOT
REQUIRED
REQUIRED
NOT REQUIRED
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CORK
GASKET
*
METALLIC
TRIM RING
NOT REQUIRED
REQUIRED
REQUIRED
REQUIRED
68P-FL
68-P Nonmetallic Floor Box,
Cover and Carpet Plate
Installation Guide
TABLE OF CONTENTS
A. Warnings, Important Notes,
and Parts Lists
B. Figures
C. 68-P Floor Box Installation
D. 68-P Floor Box, Preparation
for Covers
E. Flush Tile Cover Installation
F. Two Piece Carpet Plate
Installation
Warnings, Important Notes and Parts Lists
A
WARNING
BE SURE POWER IS OFF
IMPORTANT NOTES:
1) Read all instructions before installing
box, carpet plate, trim ring or cover.
2) Except for installation H, It is
recommended that all electrical device
connections and power or data cable
runs be made after trim ring or carpet
plate is installed and sealed.
3) Connect electrical devices per national
and local electrical codes.
4) Top of floor box must be flush to
concrete floor surface to install cover.
5) Caution: prior to cementing, verify pvc
cement is not beyond expiration date.
REQUIRED PARTS:
The 68-PAR adjusting ring, 68P-FL
trim ring, carpet plates and covers must
be ordered separately.
(See Catalog Number Application Charts
in sections E, F, G and H).
68-P 68P-EXT (Optional)
G. Nonmetallic Carpet Plate Installation
H. One Piece Carpet Plate Installation
68-P FLOOR BOX PARTS LIST:
(QTY. 1) Box Body
(QTY. 4) 3/4" - 1/2" Conduit Adapters
(QTY. 2) 1" - 3/4" Conduit Adapters
(QTY. 1) Expandable Plastic Concrete
68-PAR ADJUSTING RING PARTS LIST
(not included):
(QTY. 1) Plastic Adjusting Ring
(QTY. 4) Metal Leveling Clips
(QTY. 1) 1/8" Thick Cork Gasket
68P-FL TRIM RING PARTS LIST
(not included):
(QTY. 1) Metallic Trim Ring
(QTY. 2) #8-32 x 1/2" Screws (used only
68P-EXT 6” EXTENTION PARTS LIST
(not included):
(QTY. 2) 6” Extension Halves
Cap for Box.
SEE FIGURE B.1
SEE FIGURE B.2
for GFCI cover or carpet plate)
SEE FIGURE B.3
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Figures
B
68-P Floor Box
Plastic Cap
68-P
Floor Box
3/4"-1/2"
Conduit
Adapters
1" - 3/4"
Conduit
Adapters
Figure B.1
68-P Floor Box Preparations
Cut top of
Floor Box
off 1/8" below
finished floor
Finished
1/8"
Concrete
Floor Box
Floor
68-PAR Adjusting Ring
Cork Gasket
Adjusting Ring
68P-EXT Extension
Snap halves together and cement to
top of 68P Box
(Optional)
Figure B.4
C
68-P Floor Box Installation Instructions
Clip (installed)
Metal
Leveling Clip
Figure B.2
Figure B.5
68P-FL Trim Ring
GFCI Cover or Carpet Plate Only
Metal
Leveling
68P-EXT Floor Box
Preparations
(Optional)
1/2" Long Screws Required for
Metallic
Trim Ring
Figure B.3
Cut top of
Floor Box
or Extension
off 1/8" below
finished floor
Figure B.6
For P60 and P68 Flush Covers:
1) Level and fasten the box to the form or set on level surface. For pour depths greater that 6
inches, but not exceeding 17 inches, use the 68P-EXT extension. Snap both halves together
and cement to the top of 68-P box with minimum of one inch height above finished concrete.
2) Make conduit connections into box outlets. Option: If required, select the appropriate conduit
plug, cut the plug for clear wire access and cement into place in the box hub. Then connect
the conduit by
and forth 1/4 turn until the leveling
clips contact the floor surface.
unused box hubs by cementing blank
conduit plugs into place using the same
1/4 turn method.
rotating the ring back
Seal
When using the 68P floor box with 68R recessed covers, a
CAUTION
minimum 6” concrete depth is required. Level the top of the box
with the screed line of the concrete, and ensure that the inside wall of
the box is perpendicular to the top surface of the concrete.
3) Insert the plastic cap into the top of the
box or extension prior to concrete pour
to prevent the ingress of the concrete.
Top of Concrete
and 68-P Box
Concrete Cap (Install before pour)
(Do not use PVC cement).
For Recessed 68R Covers:
1) Install box in concrete as shown
(in Figure C.1), leveling the top of the
box with the screed line of the concrete.
2) Refer to 68R Cover Installation
Conduit
Instructions for assembly details.
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Figure C.1
6” Minimum Pour Depth
68-P Floor Box Preparation to accept Cover or Carpet Plate
D
1)
Cut the top surface of the floor box or extension 1/8" inch below finished floor height (see
Figure B.4 or B.6). Finished floor height is the top surface of the carpet, wood or tile floor.
IMPORTANT: On Installation D, all electrical connections and data or power cable must
be run or installed before carpet plate is sealed to wood or tile floors.
Flush Tile Cover Installation Instructions
E
1) Attach (4) metal leveling clips to the
underside of the adjusting ring as
shown in Figure B.2.
2) DISCARD 1/8" CORK GASKET ON
68-PAR.
3) Apply PVC cement to the outside edge
of the plastic adjusting ring and to the
top inside edge of the floor box or
extension. Press the adjusting ring into
the floor box or extension,
using the 1/4
turn cementing method mentioned in step
C, instruction number 2.
4) Attach the desired P60 series cover
assembly and 68P-FL trim ring to the
68-PAR using the (3) #8-32 x 1" screws
furnished with the cover.
IMPORTANT: Make certain to include
the cover gasket and seating plate
furnished with cover.
Two Piece Carpet Plate Installation Instructions
F
5) Trim tile to the outside of 68P-FL trim
ring. NOTE: Caulk or seal all gaps and
cracks around the trim ring and floor
surface to block water entry.
6) To make electrical connections, remove
the cover by unscrewing the (3) #8 x 1"
screws.
CATALOG NUMBER APPLICATION CHART
RING
68-PAR
PARTS
METAL
LEVELING
CLIPS
NOT
REQUIRED
CORK
GASKET
NOT
REQUIRED
P60 COVERS
*
METALLIC
4" DIA.
COVERS
P60-1/2
P60-3/4
P60-1
P60-1-1/4
P60-2
P60-2-5/8
P60-1/2-2
P60-3/4-2
P60-DU
P60-DR
P60-DS
P60-GFCI
Cover and metallic trim rings are furnished in brass unless
*
ordered as aluminum by adding the suffix -AL to catalog
number; e.g. P60-DS-AL or 6-8P-FL-AL.
ADJUSTING
REQUIRED
(May be used on carpet, wood or tile floors)
1) Cut carpet, wood or tile to inside
diameter of floor box.
2) DISCARD METAL CLIPS AND 1/8"
CORK ON 68-PAR.
3) Attach the desired P60 series cover
assembly and P60-CP carpet flange to
the 68-PAR using the (3) #8-32 x 1"
screws furnished with the P60 cover.
IMPORTANT: make certain to include
the cover gasket and seating plate
furnished with cover.
NOTE: on wood or tile floors, apply
caulk or sealant to the underside of the
carpet flange to block water entry.
4) Apply PVC cement to the outside edge
of the nonmetallic adjusting ring and to
the top inside edge of the floor box or
extension. Press the adjusting ring into
the floor box or extension, rotating the
ring back and forth 1/4 turn until the
5) To make electrical connections, remove
the cover by unscrewing the (3) #8 x 1"
screws.
CATALOG NUMBER APPLICATION CHART
RING
68-PAR
PAR T S
METAL
LEVELING
CLIPS
NOT
REQUIRED
CORK
GASKET
NOT
REQUIRED
P60 COVERS
*
METALLIC
4" DIA.
COVERS
P68-SRC
P68-FSC
P60-1
P60-1-1/4
P60-2
P60-2-5/8
P60-1/2-2
P60-3/4-2
P60-DU
P60-DR
P60-DS
Cover and metallic carpet flanges are furnished in brass unless
*
ordered as aluminum by adding the suffix -AL to the catalog
number; e.g. P60-DS-AL or P60-CP-AL.
ADJUSTING
REQUIRED
carpet flange stops against the carpet,
wood or tile floor.
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68P-FL
*
METALLIC
TRIM
RING
REQUIRED
60-CP
*
METALLIC
CARPET
FLANGE
REQUIRED
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