In areas that could receive water, such as a basement, electrical receptacles should always be a little higher than normal. If your basement does flood, you will be able to relax knowing that your outlets are high enough to be protected.

Of course you can probably get an idea by your location, and obviously a dry or desert type of locale normally will not have flooded basements. We are not saying that you have to place them 6 feet high. Just place them a little higher than normal. Find an experienced electrician that can help you with this. They will probably do the installation for you as well. If you live in an area that is generally wet or prone to receiving a lot of rainfall, then make sure your property is adequately drained. Drainage begins with having a slope that bends away from your home and not toward it. You can also install simple to build additional underground drainage for more protection. All you need to do is dig a shallow trench and install some rocks plus P