GFCI new build
#1
06-20-19, 08:56 PM
GFCI new build
Hello. I'm under contract for a house that is a new custom build. The inspector pointed out that the dishwasher, garbage disposal, and washing machine are all connected to GFCI outlets and that they shouldn't be. I've been trying to research this and found people who say it's not a problem and many others say it shouldn't be this way. So two questions. Do you think this is okay how it is now? And could I change those to regular outlets without much trouble? Thank you
#2
06-20-19, 08:59 PM
To add, my mom just had a house built by Lennar, and the dishwasher and washing machine plugs are not GFCI. I don't know why this custom builder would do such a thing. The wash room has no sink.
#3
06-21-19, 04:08 AM
Member
There is no exact location in your profile so no one's going to what your local codes are.
What code they happen to be using can even change from county to county within a state.
What code they happen to be using can even change from county to county within a state.
#4
06-21-19, 04:13 AM
Member
Hi, ultimately you must comply with the inspector, however the 2017 NEC requires a DW to be GFCI protected .NEC Article 210-8 D
I would say if they are GFCI all the better, leave it.
Geo
I would say if they are GFCI all the better, leave it.
Geo
#6
06-21-19, 05:19 AM
I'm not aware of any code that says things CAN'T be connected to a GFCI circuit. There are some requirements for things that must be GFCI-protected, but anywhere else it's optional.
In this case, the dishwasher and the laundry must be GFCI protected. The disposal is a maybe, but probably not required.
In this case, the dishwasher and the laundry must be GFCI protected. The disposal is a maybe, but probably not required.
#8
06-21-19, 03:17 PM
Group Moderator
#9
06-22-19, 10:21 AM
The only thing I know of that must not be GFCI or AFCI is smoke detectors.
In some cases, smoke detector circuits must be AFCI protected. Bedroom smoke detectors is a good example.
#11
06-22-19, 11:44 AM
Not in Canada. They are specifically NOT to be AFCI. You want them to work no matter what.
I understand that completely, but although very similar, Canadian codes and the NEC are not always the same. When the NEC calls for outlets to be AFCI protected it includes 120 volt powered smoke detectors which are outlets.
