Hendrix
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GFCI protection for receptacles?
Basement of a non dwelling unit
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Not unless it is within 6 feet of a sink. 210.8(B).
kwired
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Only if any conditions mentioned in 210.8(B) are encountered:
(B) Other Than Dwelling Units. All 125-volt, single-phase, 15- and 20-ampere receptacles installed in the locations specified in 210.8(B)(1) through (8) shall have ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection for personnel.
(1)Bathrooms
(2)Kitchens
(3)Rooftops
(4)Outdoors
Exception No. 1 to (3) and (4): Receptacles that are not readily accessible and are supplied by a branch circuit dedicated to electric snow-melting, deicing, or pipeline and vessel heating equipment shall be permitted to be installed in accordance with 426.28 or 427.22, as applicable.
Exception No. 2 to (4): In industrial establishments only, where the conditions of maintenance and supervision ensure that only qualified personnel are involved, an assured equipment grounding conductor program as specified in 590.6(B)(2) shall be permitted for only those receptacle outlets used to supply equipment that would create a greater hazard if power is interrupted or having a design that is not compatible with GFCI protection.
Electrocution and electrical shock accident data provided by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission indicate that electric shock accidents occur at locations other than dwelling units and construction sites. Although commercial, institutional, and industrial occupancies are not required to have outdoor receptacle outlets installed for general use, there may be outdoor receptacle outlets installed to meet the requirement of 210.63 or at the discretion of the designer or owner. Other than the limited exclusions covered by the two exceptions to 210.8(B)(4), all 125-volt, single-phase, 15- and 20-ampere receptacles installed outdoors at commercial, institutional, and industrial occupancies are required to be provided with ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection.
(5)Sinks ? where receptacles are installed within 1.8 m (6 ft) of the outside edge of the sink.
Exception No. 1 to (5): In industrial laboratories, receptacles used to supply equipment where removal of power would introduce a greater hazard shall be permitted to be installed without GFCI protection.
Exception No. 2 to (5): For receptacles located in patient bed locations of general care or critical care areas of health care facilities other than those covered under 210.8(B)(1), GFCI protection shall not be required.
(6)Indoor wet locations
(7)Locker rooms with associated showering facilities
(8)Garages, service bays, and similar areas where electrical diagnostic equipment, electrical hand tools, or portable lighting equipment are to be used
Hendrix
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That's what I was thinking but, a duplex with a Renai and a condensate pump are what is on the circuit. I'm kind of on the fence on this.It is is still required in a basement of a non dwelling(8)Garages, service bays, and similar areas where electrical diagnostic equipment, electrical hand tools, or portable lighting equipment are to be used
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- Lockport, IL
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- Semi-Retired Electrical Engineer
A duplex? Do you mean a two-family dwelling unit? I thought you were talking about a non-dwelling unit. :?
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- Lockport, IL
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- Semi-Retired Electrical Engineer
I beg to disagree. A basement is not a garage. Nor is it a service area. Those terms refer essentially to automobile repair establishments.It is is still required in a basement of a non dwelling(8)Garages, service bays, and similar areas where electrical diagnostic equipment, electrical hand tools, or portable lighting equipment are to be used
Hendrix
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LOL a duplex receptacle:lol:
Hendrix
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Agreed. However, electric hand tools can be plugged into the non GFCI duplex receptacle.
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- Lockport, IL
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- Semi-Retired Electrical Engineer
As long as the hand tools are not located in a garage, a service area, or a similar area (which a basement is not), then the GFCI is not needed.
Hendrix
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Thanks Charlie. I now understand the way it is written.
kwired
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- NE Nebraska
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- EC
I would not say a basement can not be a garage, service area or similar area, although it may not be very common.
Forget the word "basement", it is not in this section and remember the words garage, service area, and other similar areas.
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- Lockport, IL
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- Semi-Retired Electrical Engineer
OK, so I read it too fast. OK, so I didn't know what a "renai" is, and I mis-read it as "lenai," which is one spelling of a name of a type of porch. Mea culpa. :slaphead:I got a good laugh here-- sorry Charlie, it was a bit at your expense.
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