GFCI for Refrigerators and AC Units?

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Awesome video.

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Amazing video! Love the symbolism… #Sigh

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LOVE THIS!! THANK YOU, BEN! I am sharing it with everyone that I know.

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Very refreshing to see Ben (InterNACHI) dive into the nuances of a messy subject. Well done.

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Well done, great video.

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What type of garage doesn’t have a floor at grade level? Besides the floor grade part applies to the accessory building. It would be better if there was a comma after the word garage but the current way it’s written doesn’t change anything.

210.8(A)2. Garages and also accessory buildings that have a floor located at or below grade level not
intended as habitable rooms and limited to storage areas, work areas, and areas of similar
use

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My thoughts exactly. Only commercial garages have a floor level different than grade level.

Grade level for the floor of a home includes all those first floors that require steps (up) to enter!

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A basement garage below a house would be below grade level but regarding that code section the “grade level” does not apply to garages.

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Excellent Ben,thank you!

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Thanks Ben!!

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Excellent video!
The BIG takeaway from this video is how code interpretation and enforcement varies not just from state to state, but from city to city and that is just one, but a big one, reason why we lowly home inspectors are not doing code inspections and shouldn’t cite code. Obviously, so much of what we do overlaps with code, but for us “code” is a bad four-letter word to be avoided.
So often, a client or agent will ask, “Is that a code violation?”
I say, “Yes, but…” and the agent finishes my sentence, saying, “I know. You’re not doing a code inspection.”
The “code” word never appears in my reports.

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Nor should it occur in ANY home inspection reports! The phrasing that I have used is, “modern safety standards.” Most if not all modern safety standards will simply be dismissed as “upgrades” by the agent.

My outdoor AC unit works just fine without GFCI. I did have a little contacter problem (chatter) for a while, but that was a low voltage (24v) problem.

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Would you use the phrase “accepted residential construction standards”?

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These little videos are great to keep abreast of changes coming forth. So thank you!
You need some longer riser nipples on that side table. Either you have grown in the pat few years, or you have stolen that from a child!

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