Sump pumps

Originally Posted By: ksitzes
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Hi,


I have been trying to fine out if a sump pump should be plug into a gfci outlets or a reg outlets.


Originally Posted By: cbuell
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“Code Check” says no


Originally Posted By: dbowers
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If its a duplex outlet - put in on GFCI.


If its a dedicated outlet - it doesn’t need to be on GFCI.


Now that we've got that down - do you really want your sump pump on a GFCI?