george t. everett
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Is a laundry sink considered a wet bar sink and require GFI protection? I know it should be GFI protected, but does it have to be by code?
GFI Laundry
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hurk27
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- Portage, Indiana NEC: 2008
Re: GFI Laundry
No there is nothing in the NEC that would require the receptacles gfci protected unless they are in an unfinnished basment
No there is nothing in the NEC that would require the receptacles gfci protected unless they are in an unfinnished basment
goldstar
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- New Jersey
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- Electrical Contractor
Re: GFI Laundry
Tim,
You are correct in that there is nothing to stop a service person from unplugging the sump pump and using the single (non-GFI) receptacle. Sometimes we have to look at the "intent" of the code and not the "practicality" of the code.
What if it were an active sump pump in a rain storm OR a sewer ejector pump ? I'm sure he wouldn't leave it unplugged for long ! At least not with some strong tell-tail signs that he's done something wrong.
By the way, I was told by one inspector that if you install a duplex receptacle on a non-finished basement wall it has to be GFI but if you install it on a ceiling rafter and plug the sump pump into it, it does not. Go figure that one out !!
Tim,
You are correct in that there is nothing to stop a service person from unplugging the sump pump and using the single (non-GFI) receptacle. Sometimes we have to look at the "intent" of the code and not the "practicality" of the code.
What if it were an active sump pump in a rain storm OR a sewer ejector pump ? I'm sure he wouldn't leave it unplugged for long ! At least not with some strong tell-tail signs that he's done something wrong.
By the way, I was told by one inspector that if you install a duplex receptacle on a non-finished basement wall it has to be GFI but if you install it on a ceiling rafter and plug the sump pump into it, it does not. Go figure that one out !!
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