GFCI in Cafeteria

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Hi folks:


I have a situation where we have a vendor's ice cream machine in our cafeteria. The machine is plugged into a GFCI and the machine keeps tripping the GFCI.

(I am in the process of having the GFI looked at to determine if it is working properly).

The machine is not near a sink or anything but there are pop machines and ice machines within 6 feet and floor can be mopped and any given moment...

So the questions are:
1. Should the GFCI plug remain? Is it a good idea or required by some code that I can't think of right now?

2. Should we tell the vendor 'Your machine keeps tripping our GFI so either repair, replace, or remove it"?

3. Anything else I might be missing?

Thanks
 
Re: GFCI in Cafeteria

#2 is only choice your safe with.
Not because it think its a kitchen ,but because you know it seems to have a problem.Maybe a good cleaning will fix it or possible is the gfci is defective.Any chance kids are playing with it ?

[ October 05, 2004, 05:57 AM: Message edited by: jimwalker ]
 
Re: GFCI in Cafeteria

There have been a considerable number of deaths related to vending machines - most outside.
I know this is inside, but testing the GFCI is a good idea, as well as the vending machine.
Replace whichever is not functioning properly.
Yes the GFCI is not required, but is not a bad idea.

Pierre
 
Re: GFCI in Cafeteria

To validate Pierre's position, there will be a requirement for vending machines to have GFCI protection, internal to the machine as of 2006(?) New requirement in chapter 4 of the 2005
 
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