Garbage disposal gfci

[domnic]

Do i need a gfci for garbage disposal 2011 nec ? ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

 

[rc/retired]

IMO, No............................................
Unless it is within 6' of the sink.

 

[James L]

IMO, No............................................

correct

Unless it is within 6' of the sink.

Isn't that only if it's a receptacle outside the kitchen?

 

[rc/retired]

correct


Isn't that only if it's a receptacle outside the kitchen?

No. For awhile the code required GFCI protection within 6' of a sink

Ron

 

[roger]

Ron, I believe in 2011 the 6' requirement was for other than kitchens.

 

[Dennis Alwon]

No. For awhile the code required GFCI protection within 6' of a sink

Ron

Yes but it didn't measure the distance thru doors.

 

[Dennis Alwon]

Ron, I believe in 2011 the 6' requirement was for other than kitchens.

That is exactly correct

(7) Sinks — located in areas other than kitchens where receptacles
are installed within 1.8 m (6 ft) of the outside
edge of the sink

 

[James L]

Ron, I believe in 2011 the 6' requirement was for other than kitchens.

Yes. 2011 kitchen gfci requirement was for countertop only.

2014 added kitchen sinks to the "within 6 feet" requirement

 

[rc/retired]

Yep. 2011 NEC. That's12 yearsago. By the end of this thread, are we all right? Hahaha

 

[domnic]

That is exactly correct

210.8(a) (6). 2011 nec . receptacles installed for disposals, dishwashers, trash compactors, are not required to be protected by GFCI.

 

[roger]

210.8(a) (6). 2011 nec . receptacles installed for disposals, dishwashers, trash compactors, are not required to be protected by GFCI.

They are if they are installed somewhere other than a kitchen and they would have to have a really long pipe connecting them to the sink not to be.

 

[Steve16]

I find it odd that the 2023 requires microwaves to be gfci protected but not garbage disposals connected to a sink

 

[wwhitney]

I find it odd that the 2023 requires microwaves to be gfci protected but not garbage disposals connected to a sink

Well, in dwelling units it covers all receptacles in a kitchen (not just the countertop, a change from 2020) and any receptacle within 6' of a sink, with the distance measured through cabinet doors.

So that would cover almost every garbage disposal. I guess you could install a garbage disposal on a sink in a non-kitchen bar area with a cord longer than 6' that plugs into a receptacle sufficiently far from the sink, and then you could skip GFCI protection.

Cheers, Wayne