My longarm is in my living room, out a couple feet from the wall. I have a surge protector and extension cord that travels along with the machine. Since I am not back there often, the dragging cord is no problem for me. But in my finished basement, when I had it finished off I requested a ceiling outlet for my iron, over my large ironing table. I love it, only wish I had thought to have it connected to the main light switch so the iron would turn off when the light is turned off.