Kitchen...or not

[roger3829]

Non residential building.

Does a countertop area that is being set up for use of a microwave, coffee maker, toaster oven, and a 2 burner cooktop require GFCI protection?

 

[jxofaltrds]

Non residential building.

Does a countertop area that is being set up for use of a microwave, coffee maker, toaster oven, and a 2 burner cooktop require GFCI protection?

Roger
Read 210.8(B)(2)

 

[Pierre C Belarge]

Non residential building.

Does a countertop area that is being set up for use of a microwave, coffee maker, toaster oven, and a 2 burner cooktop require GFCI protection?

Is there a sink being installed in this area?

 

[augie47]

as Pierre notes, the key is probably the sink.
In the '08 Code:
Kitchen. An area with a sink and permanent facilities for food preparation and cooking.

 

[Pierre C Belarge]

Article 100

Kitchen. An area with a sink and permanent facilites of food preparation and cooking.

 

[billsnuff]

210.8(B)(2) Kitchens

Kitchen. An area with a sink and permanent facilities for food preperation and cooking.

08 NEC

 

[roger3829]

I read 210.8(B)(2)

I read the definition of a kitchen.

No sink is being installed, ever.

Just a storage room with a countertop being installed.

 

[Pierre C Belarge]

No receptacles are required as per the description of your installation. Of course you may want to install receptacles to supply those appliances.


If a receptacle(s) is installed, there are no requirement that it be GFCI protected, and no requirement that it be on a 20A-12 AWG wire circuit.

 

[roger3829]

That's what I thought. Just having a discussion with a co-worker. The sink is the determining factor.

 

[charlie b]

Just so we don't call this a slam dunk, it is possible that local codes might alter the answer to this question. They certainly would in my neck of the woods. Washington State has amended the NEC definition of "kitchen" in such a way as to include the room described in post #1.

 

[Sparksnarks]

Another factor to consider. Are you allowed by the local code to have cooking facilities without a sink for sanitation? Will the health department, fire department and local building official allow this in the particular use of the non-residential building you speak of? Just a couple things to consider before just slapping in cooking devices.