- Location
- Wisconsin
- Occupation
- PE (Retired) - Power Systems
Re: NEC CODE GFCI
The only UL "approved" method for testing GFCI devices is to use the "push to test" button on the front of the device.
Connect a load or meter to your recptacle, then push the test button on the upstream GFCI. After verifying the GFCI operates, reset it and verify the receptale is now working. If the electrician cannot identify the location of the upstream GFCI then have the receptacle replaced or have it correctly renumbered.
It is not unusual to see medical facilities use GFCI breakers rather than GFCI recptacles. In these cases you would need access to the correct (and properly identified) breakers.
The only UL "approved" method for testing GFCI devices is to use the "push to test" button on the front of the device.
Connect a load or meter to your recptacle, then push the test button on the upstream GFCI. After verifying the GFCI operates, reset it and verify the receptale is now working. If the electrician cannot identify the location of the upstream GFCI then have the receptacle replaced or have it correctly renumbered.
It is not unusual to see medical facilities use GFCI breakers rather than GFCI recptacles. In these cases you would need access to the correct (and properly identified) breakers.