mshields
Senior Member
- Location
- Boston, MA
In Mike Holt's illustrated changes to the code, he makes the point that the requirements of 210, 8, A, (7) (residential sinks other than kitchen sinks) that the requirement for GFCI is for within "an arc measurement" of 6 feet from the edge of a sink. The actual requirement does not use the words "arc measurement" but lets assume that the interpretation is correct.
Now if you go to 210, 8, B, (5), sort of the counterpart to the above paragraph but for "Other Than Dwelling Units", Mike does not include this explanation. What's more, the code handbook shows an example of a receptacle within 6 feet and above the counter, making no special effort to clarify that this would include anything under the counter, a distinction you'd think the handbook would be more prone to make given it's higher risk of confusion.
So - a) is Mike's interpretation for the first paragraph correct and if so, based on what verbiage actually in the code. and b) if the first paragraph applies to an arc measurement of 6 feet, would not this second paragraph which is, by the way, exactly the same in the code also apply to a 6 foot arc measured range, thereby requiring receptacles below the counter and within 6 feet to be GFCI?
Now if you go to 210, 8, B, (5), sort of the counterpart to the above paragraph but for "Other Than Dwelling Units", Mike does not include this explanation. What's more, the code handbook shows an example of a receptacle within 6 feet and above the counter, making no special effort to clarify that this would include anything under the counter, a distinction you'd think the handbook would be more prone to make given it's higher risk of confusion.
So - a) is Mike's interpretation for the first paragraph correct and if so, based on what verbiage actually in the code. and b) if the first paragraph applies to an arc measurement of 6 feet, would not this second paragraph which is, by the way, exactly the same in the code also apply to a 6 foot arc measured range, thereby requiring receptacles below the counter and within 6 feet to be GFCI?