correct-- you do not need gfci on a residential refrigerator as long as the receptacle does not land on the counter.rosebud said:I know this has gone around the table many times. I know common sense tells us not to install a residential refrigerator on a GFCI. I believe that 210.8(a) and 210.50(c) agree with this am I correct?
I used to think the same thing, until I started megger checking refrigerators and freezers that were nuisance tripping GFCI's. Such equipment always shows a genuine problem when you check it with a megger (insulation breakdown inside the hermetic compressor). Check it out....rosebud said:I know common sense tells us not to install a residential refrigerator on a GFCI.
Read the title it says residential kitchen and GFCIryan_618 said:We need to be a bit careful here though. If this is in fact a kitchen, then the above replies are spot on. If, however, it is not a kitchen but a wet bar with a fridge, GFCI protection would be required for all 125V receptacles within 6' of the sink.
I realize that. I often find while inspecting, however, that electricians follow the rules for kitchens when installing wet bars.Dennis Alwon said:Read the title it says residential kitchen and GFCI
Sorry--- I guess since I always forget to read the title I thought maybe you missed it. Dang ,, that was probably the first one I read, too.ryan_618 said:I realize that. I often find while inspecting, however, that electricians follow the rules for kitchens when installing wet bars.
frenchelectrican said:current code say all countertop area must have gfci if that correct ??