Outlet/switch combo on my furnace
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06-20-16, 07:27 PM
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Outlet/switch combo on my furnace
There is an Outlet / Switch in a single box attached to my Furnace.. there is a separate emergency shutoff switch in the hallway for the furnace.. what is the attached one for and can I use it for a dehumidifier or should I run a new circuit?
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#2
06-20-16, 08:07 PM
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By code you need a service switch AT or within direct sight of the equipment. Many times a second switch is installed at the entrance to the furnace room or at the top of the stairway leading to the basement.
Normally that receptacle is used for a condensate pump, humidifier or service light.
A dehumidifier is usually plugged into a GFI receptacle in the basement.
Normally that receptacle is used for a condensate pump, humidifier or service light.
A dehumidifier is usually plugged into a GFI receptacle in the basement.
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06-21-16, 06:03 AM
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I would use that outlet for the dehumidifier ,although all new receptacles in a basement are required to be GFCI that is an existing receptacle,I don't know of a requirement that a dehumidifier must be plugged into GFCI
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06-21-16, 09:55 AM
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There is no requirement that a dehumidifier be plugged into a GFI receptacle but general use receptacles in a basement are supposed to be of the GFI type.
Since the furnace won't be running when the dehumidifier is.... that receptacle should be ok to use.
Since the furnace won't be running when the dehumidifier is.... that receptacle should be ok to use.
