GFI Receptacles

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I work at a cement plant that has various 120V receptacles located throughout the plant (outdoor) and in the various electrical rooms. (indoor) We are currently building a new line to the plant and all of the receptacles for the new plant call for GFI breakers where as none of them in the old plant are. I was wondering if anyone know as per the NEC where these GFI breakers should be used in the plant. Could someone point me to a section of the code that specifies weather or not we should have had them in the old plant?

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mull982 said:
Could someone point me to a section of the code that specifies weather or not we should have had them in the old plant?
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When was the old plant wired?
 
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. . . all of the receptacles for the new plant call for GFI breakers. . . .
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The NEC would not call for GFCI protection of ALL receptacles in the plant. Article 210.8(B) is where you need to look. In other than dwelling units, you only need GFCI in such places as bathrooms, kitchens, rooftops, and outdoors.

That said, the owner (or the engineer acting on the owner?s behalf, or the electrical contractor) is free to do more than the NEC requires.
 
The old plant was wired back in 1998. Like I mentioned no GFI's were used, where as the design for the new plant calls for all the receptacles to be GFI.
 
I am guessing that you are presently out of the country, but the plant whereof you speak is not out of the country, so that the NEC does apply.

As far as the NEC is concerned, the old sections of the plant did not need GFCI, and neither do the new sections. If the owner wants to install them, that is OK too.
 
The use of any portable electric tools in the plant would require GFCI protection per the OSHA rules and 590.6, so many designers are just building that required protection int the system. If you protect all of the receptacles with GFCI breakers, there is never a need for portable GFCIs.
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Also outdoor receptacles not accessible to the general public do not require GFCI protection.
 
I understand the the Electrical rooms would not need GFI's because of the fact that they are indoors. However it sounds like since the rest of the plant is outdoors and open to the elements ( rain etc...) then they would need GFI receptacles. Is this correct?

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mull982
 
mull982 said:
I understand the the Electrical rooms would not need GFI's because of the fact that they are indoors. However it sounds like since the rest of the plant is outdoors and open to the elements ( rain etc...) then they would need GFI receptacles. Is this correct?

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mull982
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Are they accessible to the general public?
 
They are accessable to any plant personel or any contractor or visitor that may be working in the plant.
 
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