add light fiture to gfci circuit

[slang]

I added a small flourecent fixture on the load side of my small appliance gfci receptacle. The fixture is over the kitchen sink. My thinking was for protection if you had one hand in the dish water and one hand touching the fixture. I just want to the reason this not exceptable wiring,are this is just a local issue?

Thanks Eddie

 

[mdshunk]

You're not really allowed to put anything on the small appliance circuit except small appliance receptacles.

 

[Dennis Alwon]

I added a small flourecent fixture on the load side of my small appliance gfci receptacle. The fixture is over the kitchen sink. My thinking was for protection if you had one hand in the dish water and one hand touching the fixture. I just want to the reason this not exceptable wiring,are this is just a local issue?

Thanks Eddie

The code does not require GFCI on a light fixture over the sink, however if you want to do that you may but you are not permitted, as Marc has stated, to wire a light from the SABC. Try to find another circuit to get the power from.

 

[JohnJ0906]

Is the light hard wired or cord-and-plug?

 

[slang]

You're not really allowed to put anything on the small appliance circuit except small appliance receptacles.

Thanks you for quick response.

 

[slang]

The code does not require GFCI on a light fixture over the sink, however if you want to do that you may but you are not permitted, as Marc has stated, to wire a light from the SABC. Try to find another circuit to get the power from.

Thank you Slang

 

[mayjong]

indeed, go cord-n-plug

 

[stickboy1375]

indeed, go cord-n-plug

At least on the next one...

I added a small flourecent fixture on the load side of my small appliance gfci receptacle.