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| When was NEC first require GFIs for homes? And did it required for the
bathrooms first and later years for the kitchen, etc?
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| Duane Bozarth 2005-08-31, 11:21 am |
| Fred wrote:
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> When was NEC first require GFIs for homes? And did it required for the
> bathrooms first and later years for the kitchen, etc?
A) Don't recall but I'm sure google would be your friend.
B) Yes
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"Fred" <Fred@Cross.Bal> wrote in message
news:vbydnYcYuKtPM4jeRVn-sg@comcast.com...
> When was NEC first require GFIs for homes? And did it required for the
> bathrooms first and later years for the kitchen, etc?
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I installed my first GFCI breaker in 1970. It was for the garage outlet, the
bathroom and all of the exterior outlets. The home owners bitched so we
were sent back to the homes on trouble calls and we replaced the gfci
breaker. I am pretty sure the contractor only purchaced 6 gfci breakers
while doing the community I was working on. I quit and testified against him
in court much later. Seems one of the homes was purchased by a building
inspector.
Sorry I do not know when they were required in kitchens. I do not do
residential much anymore.
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| gfretwell@aol.com 2005-08-31, 3:21 pm |
| On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 06:21:20 -0700, "Fred" <Fred@Cross.Bal> wrote:
>When was NEC first require GFIs for homes? And did it required for the
>bathrooms first and later years for the kitchen, etc?
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This is from Mike Holt
DATES GFCI REQUIREMENTS WERE ESTABLISHED:
1971 Receptacles within 15 feet of pool walls
1971 All equipment used with storable swimming pools
1973 All outdoor receptacles
1974 Construction Sites
1975 Bathrooms, 120-volt pool lights, and fountain equipment
1978 Garages, spas, and hydromassage tubs
1978 Outdoor receptacles above 6ft.6in. grade access exempted
1984 Replacement of non-grounding receptacles with no grounding
conductor allowed
1984 Pool cover motors
1984 Distance of GFCI protection extended to 20 feet from pool walls
1987 Unfinished basements
1987 Kitchen countertop receptacles within 6 feet of sink
1987 Boathouses
1990 Crawlspaces (with exception for sump pumps or other dedicated
equip.)
1993 Wet bar countertops within 6 feet of sink
1993 Any receptacle replaced in an area presently requiring GFCI
1996 All kitchen counters – not just those within 6 feet of sink
1996 All exterior receptacles except dedicated de-icing tape
receptacle
1996 Unfinished accessory buildings at or below grade
1999 Exemption for dedicated equipment in crawlspace removed
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| They were first listed in the 1971 NEC and required Jan 1, 1973. The first
things to be protected were outside outlets at a residence, then bathrooms,
then others locations crept in over the years
"Fred" <Fred@Cross.Bal> wrote in message
news:vbydnYcYuKtPM4jeRVn-sg@comcast.com...
> When was NEC first require GFIs for homes? And did it required for the
> bathrooms first and later years for the kitchen, etc?
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| Thanks, great list. This explains why my bathrooms have it and the kitchen
doesn't.
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