countertop electrical outlet required in bar counter top?

[gfox1 (Greg Fox)]

I’m at an inspection now. There is a counter top / bar area in the rec room upstairs. Is it required to have a countertop GFCI electrical outlet above this bar countertop? See photo

[frotte (Frank Rotte)]

Where do you plug in the blender?

[gfox1 (Greg Fox)]

Yep…caffeine hasn’t kicked in yet

[jritter (John Ritter)]

Where’s the water?

[sstanczyk (Stephen Stanczyk, WA License #221)]

I wouldn’t assume it’s a bar. There is no sink and with the wood floor, I would say it is a built in desk.

[ccurrins (Christopher Currins, CMI)]

No.

I’m with Steve on this one.

[rnewland (Robert Newland, JR.)]

Or, for a mini-fridge.

[sfetty (Dave Fetty, CMI)]

@sstanczyk

I wouldn’t assume it’s a bar. There is no sink and with the wood floor, I would say it is a built in desk.

That was my first thought too. Oulet would still be nice.

[frotte (Frank Rotte)]

Dry bar. Space for the mini fridge and the wine rack are the clues. It also looks like counter height, 36", not desk height, 30".

[rwells4 (Robin Wells)]

@frotte

Dry bar. Space for the mini fridge and the wine rack are the clues. It also looks like counter height, 36", not desk height, 30".

I tend to agree.

[imayer (Ian Mayer, CMI)]

Either way, a DRY bar does not require a GFCI.

The GFCI requirement is for a wet bar.

[frotte (Frank Rotte)]

@imayer

Either way, a DRY bar does not require a GFCI.

The GFCI requirement is for a wet bar.

Oops.