gfci

[jim123]

A commercial kitchen counter top ,3 feet from a sink.I know a gfci receptacle is required. but what if an appliance was to be hard wired instead of being plugged in . Would that circuit still have to be gfci protected. It seems the code only refers to a receptacle.

 

[GoldDigger]

A commercial kitchen counter top ,3 feet from a sink.I know a gfci receptacle is required. but what if an appliance was to be hard wired instead of being plugged in . Would that circuit still have to be gfci protected. It seems the code only refers to a receptacle.

For 2014 some parts of the code refer to receptacles while other parts, including residential AFCI requirements and feeds for dishwashers refer only to outlets, either hard wired or receptacle.
What code cycle are you under?
As of [2011], for a commercial kitchen i believe that you are correct. But do not forget that the installation instructions for the appliance itself may call for GFCI protection.

 

[ActionDave]

It seems the code only refers to a receptacle.

210.8 (B) doesn't seem only to refer to receptacles, it says receptacles. That's all it says. Stop, end of list, nothing else added.

 

[Cavie]

210.8 (B) doesn't seem only to refer to receptacles, it says receptacles. That's all it says. Stop, end of list, nothing else added.

+1

 

[iwire]

210.8 (B) doesn't seem only to refer to receptacles, it says receptacles. That's all it says. Stop, end of list, nothing else added.

+1

Are you guys aware that starting with the 2014 all hardwired dwelling unit dishwashers must be GFCI protected?

 

[david luchini]

Are you guys aware that starting with the 2014 all hardwired dwelling unit dishwashers must be GFCI protected?

Sure, but 210.8(B) doesn't apply to dwelling units.

 

[iwire]

Sure, but 210.8(B) doesn't apply to dwelling units.

Yet my question is still valid.

This change in the 2014 is going to catch a lot of folks by surprise as other than a couple of specific pieces of equipment GFCI has always been for receptacles.

 

[ActionDave]

Are you guys aware that starting with the 2014 all hardwired dwelling unit dishwashers must be GFCI protected?

Yes I am. We don't start on '14 code until July.

I predict some anger and frustration at jobsites for a few months.