QOD for 08/19/04 (electrical)

Originally Posted By: gbeaumont
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hi to all,

here's todays QOD

Regards

Gerry


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Originally Posted By: gbeaumont
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Regards

Gerry


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Originally Posted By: Bob Badger
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What if the outlet serving the refrigerator is above the counter space?


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Originally Posted By: gbeaumont
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Hi to all,


Bob, yes you have a point that I should have included, this only applies to a single receptacle dedicated outlet.

Regards

Gerry


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Originally Posted By: Bob Badger
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Jerry I was not trying to bust on you, it was a week of good electrical question keep up the good work. icon_cool.gif


I just wanted to make people think on this, there is no specific exception for refrigerators not to be on a GFCI in a kitchen.

It is all about the placement of the outlet not what it serves. (In dwelling unit kitchens anyway )


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Originally Posted By: Ryan Jackson
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Another common misconception is that singular receptacle outlets are automatically exempt from GFCI protection, regardless of location. They are not. This exception only applies to unfinished basements and garages, nowhere else.


There are no exceptions for kitchen countertop receptacles, as Bob pointed out. The only way to make them non-GFCI is place them so they do not satisfy the countertop. ![icon_smile.gif](upload://b6iczyK1ETUUqRUc4PAkX83GF2O.gif)

Good questions Gerry.


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Originally Posted By: Mike Parks
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Ryan


If it was in a 'garage' (countertop). Could I install a single recpt.(non-GFCI protected) ?

Think gas cooktop. ![icon_wink.gif](upload://ssT9V5t45yjlgXqiFRXL04eXtqw.gif)

I could be and am ususally wrong.

Mike P.


Originally Posted By: Ryan Jackson
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Sure Mike, if it met all of the criteria for the exception.



Ryan Jackson, Salt Lake City