commercial gfci req.???

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Is it just a rule of thumb or are we actually required by NEC to install A service receptacle at both the front and the back of a commercial building as well as within 25' of the A/C units?I know res. we are req. but what about comm.?
 
210.63 Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration Equipment Outlet.
A 125-volt, single-phase, 15- or 20-ampere-rated receptacle outlet shall be installed at an accessible location for the servicing of heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration equipment. The receptacle shall be located on the same level and within 7.5 m (25 ft) of the heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration equipment. The receptacle outlet shall not be connected to the load side of the equipment disconnecting means.

210.8(B) Other Than Dwelling Units. All 125-volt, single-phase, 15- and 20-ampere receptacles installed in the locations specified in (1) through (5) 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 from a dedicated branch circuit for electric snow-melting or deicing equipment shall be permitted to be installed without GFCI protection.
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.
(5) Sinks — where receptacles are installed within 1.8 m (6 ft) of the outside edge of the sink.
 
Jesse
Not required for the front and back of occupancies other than dwellings. But...If the receptacle is installed where it is considered accessible to the public, it will be required to be GFCI protected. 210.8(B)(4)

Receptacle locations are generally found in 210.52. If one is to look at the first word in the title of the section number, they will see the word DWELLING.
So, the locations that follow in the next two pages is strictly for dwellings.
 
I'm guessing that the requirement for within 6' of a sink in commercial is new to the 2008 code. We're still on 2005 here. I installed a receptacle in a church utility closet that has a sink. I guess the new code will require GFCI. It's my church, so I guess I'll change it out.

Mark
 
Pierre C Belarge said:
Jesse
Not required for the front and back of occupancies other than dwellings. But...If the receptacle is installed where it is considered accessible to the public, it will be required to be GFCI protected. 210.8(B)(4)
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I believe there was a change in the 08 edition requiring GFCI protection on receptacles in commercial and industrial areas where accessible and not accessible to the public. There are a couple of exceptions for snow melting receptacles and for industrial establishments only where the conditions of maintenance and supervision ensure that only qualified personnel are involved??..
 
Pierre C Belarge said:
Jesse
Not required for the front and back of occupancies other than dwellings. But...If the receptacle is installed where it is considered accessible to the public, it will be required to be GFCI protected. 210.8(B)(4)

Receptacle locations are generally found in 210.52. If one is to look at the first word in the title of the section number, they will see the word DWELLING.
So, the locations that follow in the next two pages is strictly for dwellings.
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210.63 isn't limited to dwellings, is it???

Steve
 
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