Electrical code Compliance - US national code and gfci ganging

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US national code and gfci ganging

Kunta Kinte

2007-11-28, 5:25 pm

Going to have a fair amount of e-work done on my home. My arch. said
that gfci outlets have to be home-runs. Someone else said they can be
ganged and/or a gfci breaker can be used _or_ as long as the first
outlet in the run is gfci thats fine too. It seems to me the least
expensive way to go is to have the first outlet in the circuit be gfci
(subject to wet condition location etc.)

What is code for gfcis Interior/wet/kitchen and exterior? When I
first started researching this I found a copy of the code on-line --
but had no way of searching or my search terms turned up nothing
useful.

Can anybody answer? or at least point me to a chapter/verse in the
code that clearly states the answer?

thanks, Bryan

hrhofmann@att.net

2007-12-05, 8:25 pm

On Nov 28, 3:15 pm, Kunta Kinte <ro...@AlexHaley.com> wrote:
> Going to have a fair amount of e-work done on my home. My arch. said
> that gfci outlets have to be home-runs. Someone else said they can be
> ganged and/or a gfci breaker can be used _or_ as long as the first
> outlet in the run is gfci thats fine too. It seems to me the least
> expensive way to go is to have the first outlet in the circuit be gfci
> (subject to wet condition location etc.)
>
> What is code for gfcis Interior/wet/kitchen and exterior? When I
> first started researching this I found a copy of the code on-line --
> but had no way of searching or my search terms turned up nothing
> useful.
>
> Can anybody answer? or at least point me to a chapter/verse in the
> code that clearly states the answer?
>
> thanks, Bryan

My understanding is that everything within about 2 or 3 feet of an
electrical grounded water source must be gfied. But if there is need
for a string of daisy-chained outlets, if the first one is gfied, the
subsequent ones are protected, but there should be a little sticker on
each outlet saying it is protected. When you buy gfi outlets, they
come with those little stickers. Hopefully someone here will be able
to quote the National Electrical Code NEC paragraph where this is
spelled out.

bud--

2007-12-07, 1:25 pm

hrhofmann@att.net wrote:
> On Nov 28, 3:15 pm, Kunta Kinte <ro...@AlexHaley.com> wrote:
>
> My understanding is that everything within about 2 or 3 feet of an
> electrical grounded water source must be gfied. But if there is need
> for a string of daisy-chained outlets, if the first one is gfied, the
> subsequent ones are protected, but there should be a little sticker on
> each outlet saying it is protected. When you buy gfi outlets, they
> come with those little stickers. Hopefully someone here will be able
> to quote the National Electrical Code NEC paragraph where this is
> spelled out.

The NEC section covering where GFCI protection is required is 210.8.

GFCI outlets are a lot cheaper than GFCI circuit breakers. As "someone
else" and the post above said, outlets connected downstream from a GFCI
outlet are protected. Make sure you connect to the "line" and "load"
side of the GFCI outlet correctly.

The stickers ("GFCI protected" and "No equipment ground") are required
when grounded outlets are connected downstream from a GFCI outlet on
circuits with no ground, but that is another story. I don't believe
stickers are required in general, but they may be a good idea.

Other outlets not protected by GFCI could be on the same circuit (just
not downstream from the GFCI outlet).

Electric wiring questions would get more answers at alt.home.repair.

--
bud--

Kunta Kinte

2007-12-09, 5:25 pm

Thanks for the help!

Its got me in the right direction finally.

b

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