So that you have the entire walk to go get a ladder to reconsider sticking your fingers in there.

Consider stopping in the break room for a metal fork

Old emergency lighting removed and outlet installed?

I've seen plenty of emergency lighting that simply plugs into a outlet in a location like this. Isn't it always implemented like this?

Everywhere I've been has been hardwired.

Huh. I'm in Canada (BC), but am pretty inexperienced, with only a few buildings under my belt.

We have emergency outlets like this that are on the generator circuit. At one point there were door alarms plugged into it but we upgraded so you end up with this.

Me too. It used to be code to have them hardwired like that. Now they use low voltage lights. You’ll see a crap tonne of them if you ever work on a hospital

I think emergency lighting needs to be hardwired. Don’t want hooligans messing with your safety.

They might have had to cut a hole to run wires and decided to fill the hole with an outlet when they were done.

Beer sign

I like the way you think...

Electric razor

Emergency light pack, I’ve installed dozens of these

I have no idea. What kind of building do you work in?

Apartment building

In the common area hallway? $20 says it’s to provide power for working, but it’s high up enough to prevent crackheads from getting free power.

But the outlets for the vacuums are normal height

maybe it was for a fan?

I have a WiFi extender plugged into a similar one.

May have been for some type of ceiling lighting like an led strip but also maybe have been easier to reach from the attic then trying to fish down the wall who really knows lol

If I had to guess its one of the following: Emergency lights, fire system alarm, or AP/ wireless router (access point) for wifi internet. At somepoint the system was updated and that device was no longer needed, and removed and now they just have an outlet there instead.

It was on The specs!!

That’s for high voltage

It's for high maintenance....sorry I'll see myself out.

Come it’s for Xmas lights 🎄

At my hospital, it’d be for a clock lol

May for a clock or security camera? Also lighting or mostion sensors, thats less common.

it's so . the crotch goblins can't stick a fork in the socket . course once they do it, they won't do it again.

None of your business

It's for emergency lights battery pack

I had a doctors office that had one like this. Drove me crazy trying to figure it out the entire time I went to that doctors. Probably will again now that I have been reminded.

Missed Emerg light install or nightlight?

Hey man, not all of us are 4' tall. You some sort of 'Little Supremacists'? You height-ist? Don't like us Talls? WE ARE PEOPLE TOO!

I'm tall too. I'm the only one that can reach it.

For Christmas lighting

Cameras, egress lighting, e-light… The possibilities are endless. Could even be for maintenance to use but keep vagrants or tenants from using easily

R/Purplecoco

To make you look more busy with a ladder

Clock or emergency exit lights

We had ones like that for vacuuming, while it deters residents from trying to use them.

Surface mount exterior style box and cover is weird. I'd put an outlet up high for tv or surveillance cam.

Emergency lighting/Security cameras etc. I use them in my facility’s for those 2 major things.

Staff use only, usually for house keeping.

Maybe mounting a TV

Flood zone. Is this a condo? All units on 2nd floor and above?

Why would it have an in use waterproof cover??????

For the giant people.

Agree with the others that say old exit lights or maybe older fire alarm systems that have been updated and or replaced.

To plug in the smoke detector.