On 7/10 I did a piece showing the new GFCI requirements from the 2014 Code. On 7/20 I watched a Webinar with NFPA and found that in the 2017 NEC it places an exemption on a Code requirement that was new in the 2014 Code. It stated in the 2014 NEC that around kitchen sinks it would be a requirement to have GFCI protection within 6’ of the sinks edge on all 125 volt 15 and 20 ampere receptacles. Then in the Webinar they exempted the garbage disposal outlet from needing this protection. I’m still waiting to see the published edition of the 2017 NEC, but I am sure that they would not have made a statement about the garbage disposal if they hadn’t exempted it in the new edition of the Code. Dishwasher are still going to be required to be GFCI protected in the 2014 and the 2017 NEC.
Till next time
Check your circuits before working on them.
Jake