210.8 Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection for Personnel. 2017 NEC Changes

A couple of new additions to GFCI protection come to us in the 2017 NEC. In the residential portion of this section in 210.8(A)(5) they added unfinished portions or areas of a basement not intended as habitable space.  So your man cave in the basement would not be required to be protected by GFCI protection.  Also in the commercial/industrial portion of 210.8(B)(9), and (10) they included the same areas for basements and added crawl spaces to the protected areas.  Then in 210.8(E) in all occupancies they added the 120 volt lighting in crawl spaces to the areas that need GFCI protection.   So a few new addition to the list of GFCI protection for the protection of personnel.

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Till next time be safe work safe

Jake

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