robertpitre
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Were can I found that gfic-wr in NEC code book, and do the gfic outside receptacles have WR on them? What is the difference between gfic and gfic-wr ?
Gfic-wr
- Thread starter robertpitre
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Gfci-wr is weather resistant and there is a WR stamped into the device. With the P&S devices I believe the back of the receptacle is black while the NON- WR is gray
mopowr steve
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The difference in WR gfci from a regular gfci is that the circuit board is potted and the yoke and screws are either stainless or some other anti rusting material
qcroanoke
Sometimes I don't know if I'm the boxer or the bag
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Always good for a red tag when someone doesn't pay attention and installs a indoor gfi where a wr gfi should be
marmathsen
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I've seen lots of GFCI's installed outdoors. Almost all of them have been indoor GFCI's.
ptonsparky
Tom
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The change was recent enough that I don’t expect to see a WR device.I've seen lots of GFCI's installed outdoors. Almost all of them have been indoor GFCI's.
qcroanoke
Sometimes I don't know if I'm the boxer or the bag
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- Sorta retired........
We've been doing it for several years. Not sure when the change was made.
Our standard is the latest edition of the NEC. Kinda have to. We ship to all states and quite a few countries.
So if we comply with the latest we are good to go.
I believe the WR GFCI's are a little more expensive as well and I only use them for exterior use.
how many have went to replace an outdoor outlet, doesn’t matter if it’s regular or GFCI? Rusted in place normally. And the screw breaks off in the box, then your stuck either replacing the box or engineering some other solution..
The yokes and screws are different on the WR GFCI.
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The yokes and screws are different on the WR GFCI.
What is the difference between a weather resistant GFCI and a standard GFCI?
hillbilly1
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I needed grey Gfi’s, and bought out all the orange box had today. It was a mixture of WR’s and regular. All are being used indoors. Luckily the “WR” is not noticeable on the face.
I always use antiseize on any fasteners installed in damp environments. And antiox on all electrical connections.
Great, that won’t stop the yokes or the screws used for interior GFCIs from rusting out though when they are installed outside…
I wasn't suggesting that I use interior GFCIs in damp environments.
Btw, anti-seize is particularly important on stainless to stainless threaded connections.
ptonsparky
Tom
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- EC - retired
Only if you want to get them apart again.
When I was a teen working on a car, I had an unfortunate experience: I was assembling a stainless nut to a 1/4" stainless bolt and the two parts galled and seized together before they were even fully assembled. Trying to wrench them apart caused the bolt to shear.
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