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210.8
GFCI-Protected Receptacles
What's Wrong
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Code Q&A
Code Quiz
NEC Offenses
Overseas
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Top 50 NEC Rules
210.8
GFCI-Protected Receptacles
By Mike Holt
GFCI protection is required for all 15A and 20A, 125V
receptacles in the following dwelling unit and commercial / industrial
locations.
Dwelling Units
- Bathroom area. See 210.52(D) for acceptable locations for
the
required bathroom receptacle.
- Garage and accessory buildings. This includes grade-level
portions of unfinished or finished accessory buildings used for storage
or work areas of a dwelling unit. GFCI protection isn't required for
receptacles that aren't readily accessible, such as those located in
the
ceiling for the garage door opener, or for a receptacle on a dedicated
branch circuit located and identified for a specific cord-and-plug
connected appliance, such as a refrigerator or freezer.
- Outdoors. This includes receptacles installed under the
eaves
of roofs.
- Crawl space. The Code doesn't require a receptacle to be
installed in the crawl space, except when heating, air-conditioning,
and
refrigeration equipment is installed there (210.63).
- Unfinished basement
- Kitchen countertop surface. GFCI protection is required for
all receptacles that serve the countertop surfaces, but GFCI protection
isn't required for receptacles that serve built-in appliances, such as
dishwashers or kitchen waste disposals.
- Laundry, utility, and wet bar sinks. Protection is required
for receptacles located within an arc measurement of 6 feet.
- Boathouse
Other Than Dwelling Units
- Bathrooms
- Commercial and institutional kitchens. For the purpose of
this section, a kitchen is defined as an area with a sink and permanent
facilities for food preparation and cooking.
- Rooftops. GFCI protection isn't required for a fixed
electric
snow-melting or deicing equipment receptacle that isn't readily
accessible.
- Outdoor public spaces. Protection isn't required for
receptacles where the public doesn't have access.
Boat Hoists
- Boat hoists. This ensures GFCI protection regardless of
whether the boat hoist is cord-and-plug connected or
hard-wired.
Editor's note: This information was extracted from Mike
Holt's
textbook, Understanding
the National Electrical Code
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Code Challenge
What's Wrong Here?
By Joe Tedesco
Think you know how this installation violates the
NEC? Visit EC&M's Web
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Code Q&A
By Mike Holt
Q. Am I required to install the secondary
circuit
conductors of a low-voltage lighting system (less than 30V) in a
raceway
or cable like power conductors?
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Web site to see the answer.
Code Quiz
By Steven Owen
Q. When installing wiring from a fire pump
controller to a fire pump motor, which of the following wiring methods
is not permitted?
A) Liquidtight flexible nonmetallic conduit
B) Type MC cable with an impervious covering
C) Electrical metallic tubing (EMT)
D) Rigid metal conduit (RMC)
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Code Violations Illustrated
NEC Offenses Overseas
John Bersch of the United States Air Force recently
sent
us some Code violation photos he took in Iraq. Bersch is nearing the
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of an eight-month tour and thought you might like to see the types of
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