Do refrigerators need to be on a GFCI?
All commercial buildings/kitchens are required to have GFCI for refrigerators. If the circuit feeding the refrigerator outlet is a dedicated individual circuit, than it can be either 15-A or 20-A. In a garage or an unfinished basement of a Dwelling unit, the refrigerator must have a GFCI circuit.Click to see full answer. Also to know is, does a sump pump need to be on a GFCI?There is no NEC requirement for GFCI protection for a sump pump. The 2008 NEC removed the exception for 120 volt non-GFCI receptacles in dedicated spaces in garages and unfinished basements. If the location of the sump pump *receptacle *requires GFCI protection then you must have GFCI protection. can a refrigerator be plugged into a regular outlet? A standard residential refrigerator connects to a common household outlet. The outlet provides 110 volts of electricity to power the appliance. Most building codes require the refrigerator connect to a dedicated circuit. This means a circuit breaker in the breaker box only powers that appliance and nothing else. Keeping this in consideration, what appliances require GFCI? Per 210.8(A)(6), GFCI protection is required for all 15A and 20A, 125V receptacles that serve kitchen countertop surfaces in a dwelling unit (Fig. 1 on page 54). GFCI protection is not required for receptacles serving appliances like dishwashers, or convenience receptacles that do not supply countertop surfaces.Why does my sump pump keep tripping the GFCI?The GFCI is tripping because the pump has a leak from the wet side to the dry side. Moisture is present in the motor, and causing current from the motor windings into the case. This current, instead of flowing through the neutral, now flows either through the ground wire, or worse, through the water and/or plumbing.
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