I need to install Ring Floodlight Cam above the 2-car garage 2-story house (outside is brick). The walls inside are finished w/sheetrock and height is approx 10ft. The power outlets (non-gfci) located next to both sides of the garage doors inside in the garage. If we don't plan to sell the house in the near future, it is my understanding that following the code is not necessarily required. I might be wrong about this. I was quoted $400 and up (labor included: was looking only for certified electricians) to install by the code: add a switch, run Romex inside metal flex to the power outlet around one of the garage doors. Including the camera's cost is almost $700... I'm contemplating buying Utilitech Pro 25-ft 12/3 3-Prong SJTW Heavy Duty Lighted Extension Cord, run it on top of the wall around the garage door (obviously securing with 7/16'' coax staples) and to the power outlet next to the garage door. This extension cord is rated water and flame resistant.
1. Is this a big NO in the electrician world? I do have rudimentary experience changing power outlets and installing GFCIs in my house
2. Should I replace the regular power outlet with 15 Amp 125-Volt Combo Self-Test Tamper-Resistant GFCI Outlet and Switch
p.s. forgot to say that circuit breakers on the panel are labeled 20amps. house built in 1991
1. Is this a big NO in the electrician world? I do have rudimentary experience changing power outlets and installing GFCIs in my house
2. Should I replace the regular power outlet with 15 Amp 125-Volt Combo Self-Test Tamper-Resistant GFCI Outlet and Switch
p.s. forgot to say that circuit breakers on the panel are labeled 20amps. house built in 1991
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