Matt Mckenzie
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does an outdoor sewage pump with a dedicated circuit have to be gfci protected?
outdoor sewage pump
- Thread starter Matt Mckenzie
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Hard wired or plug in?
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- Chapel Hill, NC
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NC has an amendment that allows us to forgo the GFCI but the NEC does not have an exception
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Good point - I assumed plug in and 120V
Matt Mckenzie
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outdoor sewage pump
yes plug in
yes plug in
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- Retired Electrical Contractor
Matt don't start another thread to post your answer. Click on reply in this thread and type your answer. I moved the other post...
kwired
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Some of this already covered by others:
Is is supplied by a receptacle? Hard wired wouldn't require GFCI.
Where is receptacle? Inside a covered pit, isn't exactly an outside receptacle.
What voltage? 120 volt 15 and 20 amp receptacles are the only ones that will require GFCI protection.
Is is supplied by a receptacle? Hard wired wouldn't require GFCI.
Where is receptacle? Inside a covered pit, isn't exactly an outside receptacle.
What voltage? 120 volt 15 and 20 amp receptacles are the only ones that will require GFCI protection.
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There ya go. All bases covered.
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- Massachusetts
If I tried that here the inspector would laugh and laugh and them say 'no really, that gets a GFCI '.
kwired
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To which I may ask for more substantiation. If it were on dwelling unit property - he may have a little more to go on by calling it an accessory building, though that is also questionable.
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- Chapel Hill, NC
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- Retired Electrical Contractor
kwired
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I was questioning whether it actually is an accessory building.
GFCI protection is for people protection. Who crawls into a sewage pit on a regular basis? This structure is not intended for human habitation.
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- Chapel Hill, NC
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No but if it only has a door or a lid and is outdoors then a home owner may open it and use the receptacle for a weed eater or other things
kwired
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They may also run extension cords through door/window from non GFCI protected outlets in the house.
I'm not saying it isn't a bad design idea, just don't see it being required to have GFCI.
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