GFCI Receptacle Behind Vending Machine

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Reference NEC 2011 Article 210.8.
Is a GFCI receptacle located behind a vending machine considered "readily accessible"?
 
Is the GFCI receptacle installed behind the vending machine required by 210.8?

If the GFCI protection is installed to satisfy 422.51 then the readily accessible requirement in 210.8 would not apply.;):)

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Due to the revisions to 210.8 in the 2011 NEC, we were discussing whether or not you can install a GFCI receptacle behind a vending machine, or does it have to be on the side of the machine where the test buttons can be operated without moving the machine? Or is the GFCI rec considered "readily accessible" behind the machine?

And if you have a row of vending machines (3 or more), would GFCI recs even be an option?
 
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K8MHZ said:
It could also be a regular receptacle protected by a GFCI breaker and be right behind the machine.
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jbt260 said:
Due to the revisions to 210.8 in the 2011 NEC, we were discussing whether or not you can install a GFCI receptacle behind a vending machine, or does it have to be on the side of the machine where the test buttons can be operated without moving the machine? Or is the GFCI rec considered "readily accessible" behind the machine?

And if you have a row of vending machines (3 or more), would GFCI recs even be an option?
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If the GFCI receptacle were installed due to a 210.8 locations such as within 6' of a sink etc.. then the GFCI receptacle must be readily accessible because of the addition text added to 210.8.

But if the GFCI receptacle is installed to comply with 422.51 then the receptacle is NOT required to be readily accessible because 422.51 does not include the requirement for the receptacle to be readily accessible.

Again I know that the CMP most likely intended all GFCI receptacles to be readily accessible but the requirements in 210.8 only apply to the required receptacles specified in 210.8 and not to the requirements in 422.51.

Again common sense would show that locating a GFCI receptacle behind a large vending machine that is not easily moved is a bad idea because it would be very difficult to test the device as recommended by the manufacturer.

Chris
 
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