Parking Garage Receptacles

[dpenbert]

I am working with Parking/Storage garages in a condominium high-rise that is used for tenant parking/storage and has closed off equipment rooms within the garage levels. Per NEC2002 article 511, is it true that the receptacles within parking/storage areas don't require GFCI protection but the closed off equipment rooms do require GFCI protection? Since the garage includes rooms with equipment I wasn't for sure if you could break down the garage into separate classifications.

Thanks,

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David-St. Louis,MO

 

[charlie b]

Re: Parking Garage Receptacles

511.3(A) defines this area as "unclassified." None of the rest of the rules under 511 apply. I don't know what "equipment" will be in the "equipment rooms." But 512 will not apply, so if it needs a GFCI outlet, it will be because of some other article in the NEC. It's not 210.8(B), so I don't know whether those rooms will require GFCI outlets.

 

[dpenbert]

Re: Parking Garage Receptacles

Sorry I wasn't very specific with the type of "equipment". Some of the equipment is as follows: Jockey Pump, Gas-fired unit heaters, domestic booster pump, electrical switchboards/panels, just to name a few. It appears I misunderstood article 511 but I understand that what I am dealing with is unclassified per 511.3.

Thanks