Aircraft Hanger

[James A Womble]

511.12 Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection for Personnel.
All 125-volt, single-phase, 15- and 20-ampere receptacles installed in areas where electrical diagnostic equipment, electrical hand tools, or portable lighting equipment are to be used shall have ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection for personnel.

Is a GFCI extension cord an acceptable option to meet this code requirement? Why or why not?

 

[iwire]

You can certainly use a GFCI cord but the receptacle installed to supply it is still required to be GFCI protected.

511.12 Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection for Personnel.
All 125-volt, single-phase, 15- and 20-ampere receptacles installed in areas

 

[James A Womble]

Thanks Bob