Do Hard Wired 240V Boat Lift Motors require a GFCI breaker?

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Comments to 210.8 (C)

Comments to 210.8 (C)

Morning everybody...just saw this thread and thought it was pretty interesting. If anyone has a NEC 2014 Handbook, there is a very good explanation after the Code Section...

It specifically answers you Question Dave...
"The GFCI requirement only applies to dwelling unit locations and to boat hoist supplied by 15 - 20a branch circuits rated @ 240v or less. It is very important to note that it applies to ALL OUTLETS, not just to receptacle outlets. Therefore, both Cord-and-Plug Connected and Hard-Wired Boat Hoist are required to be GFCI protected."

If you can get ahold of a "NEC 2014 Handbook" they really explain articles such as this...


Hope this helps...

Rob

 

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Morning everybody...just saw this thread and thought it was pretty interesting. If anyone has a NEC 2014 Handbook, there is a very good explanation after the Code Section...

It specifically answers you Question Dave...
"The GFCI requirement only applies to dwelling unit locations and to boat hoist supplied by 15 - 20a branch circuits rated @ 240v or less. It is very important to note that it applies to ALL OUTLETS, not just to receptacle outlets. Therefore, both Cord-and-Plug Connected and Hard-Wired Boat Hoist are required to be GFCI protected."

If you can get ahold of a "NEC 2014 Handbook" they really explain articles such as this...


Hope this helps...

Rob

Keep in mind the handbook explanatory material is nothing more then the opinion of those that wrote the material and is not any official NFPA interpretation of the NEC content. There even has been incidents posted on this site that point out incorrect information from the handbook.

It is still a good source for information though. Those that write that material are people with experience in the electrical world and have studied and or applied quite a bit of experience with things related to electrical theory, code, etc.

Mike Holt does publish information that one may call somewhat comparable, main difference is his company and publisher aren't the ones who also publish the NEC itself and is one reason why the handbook does include the entire NFPA 70 document along with the commentary. To prevent copyright issues Mike likely has to quote the code and then explain what he thinks it means and may not necessarily quote the entire NFPA 70 but instead just the parts he wants to comment about.