04/12/2025
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Do you know all of the locations in your home that require GFCI protection? Here are the requirements per the 2017 National Electrical Code (NEC)
- Bathrooms
- Garages
- Accessory building with a floor at or below grade level, e.g., pole barns
- Outdoors
- Crawl spaces at or below grade
- Unfinished areas in basements not intended as habitable rooms
- Kitchens
- Any receptacle within 6 feet of a sink
- Boat houses
- Laundry areas
- Any receptacle within 6 feet of the edge of a tub or shower
These receptacles can be protected by a GFCI receptacle or breaker.
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