stuartdmc
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Is a 120v convenience outlet required to be installed above a vanity/sink in a public commercial restroom? And would a GFCI device be required?
stuartdmc said:I?ve always been under the impression that in a commercial environment GFCI?s were not required. Sure it?s what GFCI?s were designed for!!
For instant within an office break room were you may have a counter and a sink, years ago we did not install GFCI?s.
Is there a code section that supports this?
stuartdmc said:.... years ago we did not install GFCI?s.
raider1 said:By the way the 2008 NEC has included receptacles within 6 feet of sinks in the commercial requirments for GFCI protection.
210.8(B)(5) Sinks ? where receptacles are installed within 1.8 m
(6 ft) of the outside edge of the sink.
Chris
iwire said:Once the 2008 NEC is adopted ....
120 volt 15 and 20 amp refrigerators, freezers, washing machines, etc will all have to be supplied by a GFCI receptacle depending on where they are located.
celtic said:A GFI CB will not be acceptable?
iwire said:It should have said,
'.....supplied by a GFCI protected receptacle depending on where they are located.....'
Pierre C Belarge said:For instance:
NYS will not be referencing the '08 NEC most likely until the '11 NEC is printed.
iwire said:There are no exceptions for dedicated appliance receptacles in non-dwelling units.
Once the 2008 NEC is adopted most of the exceptions for dedicated appliance receptacles in dwelling units will be gone.
120 volt 15 and 20 amp refrigerators, freezers, washing machines, etc will all have to be supplied by a GFCI receptacle depending on where they are located.
lordofpi said:... it would make life easier and centralize the reset buttons.
celtic said:What about homes with fuses?