http://electricalindustry.ca/latest-news/702-2015-canadian-electrical-code-changes
2nd last paragraph of interest.
Thanks for the heads up Jim.
Love the concept of ARC Faults but not the monthly recommended testing.
http://esfi.org/index.cfm/page/How-to-Test-an-AFCI/cdid/12658/pid/3003
Then walking through the house and seeing all those blinking clock radios is truly annoying.
Nice! Thanks I missed this one.
Catching up to the Americans again.
GFI’s in garages will be next.
Already recommend them so I am ahead of the curve.
Jeff, Rule 26-714 of the Ontario Electrical code state that all receptacles located in a carport shall be considered as outdoors and shall be protected by a ground fault circuit interrupter of the Class A type.
A carport receptacle is not on an interior surface of a building, it is on the exterior surface facing out, and hence it is outdoors. Rule 26-714(b) says all receptacles installed outdoors and within 2.5 m of grade level… shall be GFCI protected.
The Ontario Building Code states a carport that has more than 60% of the total perimeter enclosed by walls, doors, or windows shall be considered as being a garage.
The Ontario Electrical Safety Code does not require GFCI protection of receptacles within a garage however it is recommended that receptacles in a garage that may be used for outdoor appliances be protected by a ground fault circuit interrupter of the Class A type.
Nearly there! 