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Gfci does not use an equipment ground. It requires a seperate neutral on the load side. In other words you can run a 12-3 to the box hit the line side of one kitchen gfci then on to the line side of an other gfci outlet.
 
horsegoer said:
Do they require and islolated ground or seperate neutral all the time?
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GFCIs never need any equipment grounding conductor.

You do need a dedicated neutral on the load side of a GFCI unless it is a multipole GFCI breaker and in that case the same neutral must be used for each pole.
 
Need a little more information ,A GFCI Breaker requires a dedicated neutral you can use a common ground,A GFI receptacle the hot and neutral cannot be shared on the load side but can have a common ground.
 
iwire said:
GFCIs never need any equipment grounding conductor.

You do need a dedicated neutral on the load side of a GFCI unless it is a multipole GFCI breaker and in that case the same neutral must be used for each pole.
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I will look again but I thought I saw on pools the GFI had to also have a EGC
 
iwire said:
My answer was directed at the GFCI.
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I just didn't want someone to take that statement literally and run with it ... "mr inspector, I-wire said it didn't need a ground" :D
iwire said:
If I asked 'Does a 100 watt A-19 lamp require a ground' what would your answer be? :smile:
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my answer would be that your age is showing,.... CFL !
 
My thought is that if the EGC is there, hook it up. Otherwise, a GFCI is considered a Grounding Device by definition. As for pools 680.6 specifies GFCI 's are to be grounded.
 
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