GFCI

[j rae]

Are GFCI recpticals required where washmachines and or refridgerators plug in . If so what code ? THANKS!!

 

[infinity]

GFCI protection is generally based on the location of the receptacle not what's plugging into it. To answer the question we would need to know where the receptacle is located and if there is a sink near by, etc.

 

[Dennis Alwon]

Are GFCI recpticals required where washmachines and or refridgerators plug in . If so what code ? THANKS!!

It depends where they are located. Give us more info. If the washer outlet is within 6' of a sink then yes. If the refrig is in a kitchen and the recep. behind the refrig. then no.

 

[renosteinke]

Is a washer in a public laundry considered a 'vending machine?'

 

[infinity]

Is a washer in a public laundry considered a 'vending machine?'

Does it meet the definition in the NEC?

422.51 Cord-and-Plug-Connected Vending Machines.
Cord-and-plug-connected vending machines manufactured or re-manufactured on or after January 1, 2005, shall include a ground-fault circuit interrupter as an integral part of the attachment plug or be located within 300 mm (12 in.) of the attachment plug. Older vending machines manufactured or remanufactured prior to January 1, 2005, shall be connected to a GFCI-protected outlet. For the purpose of this section, the term vending machine means any self-service device that dispenses products or merchandise without the necessity of replenishing the device between each vending operation and is designed to require insertion of a coin, paper currency, token, card, key, or receipt of payment by other means.

 

[jaylectricity]

Does it meet the definition in the NEC?

For the purpose of this section, the term vending machine means any self-service device that dispenses products or merchandise without the necessity of replenishing the device between each vending operation and is designed to require insertion of a coin, paper currency, token, card, key, or receipt of payment by other means.

So no, because a washer doesn't dispense products or merchandise, it provides a service.

 

[Ponchik]

Are GFCI recpticals required where washmachines and or refridgerators plug in . If so what code ? THANKS!!

As others have said, it depends on the location. On a second note, It doesn't have to be GFCI receptacle. It just has to be GFCI protected.