GFCI within six feet of the edge of the sink

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When a receptacle supply a washer is within six feet of the sink does it still have to be GFCI? the washer will be hard to move if the gfci nuisance trips
 
mbike01 said:
When a receptacle supply a washer is within six feet of the sink does it still have to be GFCI? the washer will be hard to move if the gfci nuisance trips
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You can also place the GFCI in another location in the laundry area, and place the washer on the load side of it. Best of both worlds. I will GFCI protect a receptacle not within the rule, just to get the reset button out from behind the washing machine. :)
 
georgestolz said:
You can also place the GFCI in another location in the laundry area, and place the washer on the load side of it. Best of both worlds. I will GFCI protect a receptacle not within the rule, just to get the reset button out from behind the washing machine
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Also, if you cant do what george suggest, how about just raising the receptacle to a higher height. About the height of a switch (48 inches) so if it does trip no need to move the washer and its easy to get to. :)
 
crap..... we did.... or did it ever apply to laundry sinks?

hmm.... guess we had better not call for inspection on that remodel i did last week.... better go back...
 
did we loose the single receptacle not readily accessible exception in 2005?
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It never applied to this section. It appears that all of the execptions will be removed in the 2008 code.
Don
 
izak- the exception you speak of still exists, just does not apply to a laundry room. I believe it only references dedicated appliance spaces in garages and unfinished basements.
jim
 
When placing the laundry receptacles I prefer to locate them 48"to center. Not only are they accesible with out moving the appliance but it can be used for other tools. My laundry room often becomes a craft room or work bench.

AS far as 210.7 it only applys to the sink.
It really should have the same exceptions that 210.8(A)(2) or 210.8 (A) (5) and adress the work "sink"
 
izak said:
did we loose the single receptacle not readily accessible exception in 2005?
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We did not lose it as it never existed for laundry rooms.

That exception only applied to garages and basements.

We are likely to lose those exceptions in the 2008 NEC.
 
You could either put gfi in due to sink, or a single outlet for washer. Also if
the dryer is gas using both outlets in dupex that is good so nothing else
could be pluged in. If you have 2 outlets on same circuit for washer and dryer than blank one.
 
ronbannon said:
You could either put gfi in due to sink, or a single outlet for washer. Also if
the dryer is gas using both outlets in dupex that is good so nothing else
could be pluged in. If you have 2 outlets on same circuit for washer and dryer than blank one.
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A single receptacle does not meet the code requirements in a laundry room if it is within 6' of a sink. Re-read 210.8.A(6).
 
Ronbannon,

Take a look at the earlier posts, and then read 210.8(A)(7). There are no exceptions to 210.8(A)(7)

P.S. Jljohnson, I think that you meant to say 210.8(A)(7) not 210.8(A)(6):D

Chris
 
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