• Code Quiz: GFCI Protection for Personnel

    NEC rules on GFCI protection
    Dec. 3, 2015

    With respect to locations listed in Art. 620, and as listed in (A) through (D) below, which is the only location where 15A and 20A, 125V, single-phase receptacles may be installed without GFCI protection?

    A) in an escalator

    B) a single receptacle for a sump pump

    C) in the pit

    D) on elevator car tops

    Find the Answer

    Answer: B

    As noted in the third paragraph of Sec. 620.85 in the 2014 NEC, “A single receptacle supplying a permanently installed sump pump shall not require ground fault circuit interrupter protection for personnel.”

    Owen is the owner and president of National Code Seminars and the holder of master electrician certifications in 46 states. He can be reached at [email protected].

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