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680.22(A)(4) GFCI Requirements Around Pool and Similar Areas Expanded

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Change Summary

  • Change expands GFCI requirements around pools to include up to 250 volt receptacles.

NEC®Text

Article 680 Swimming Pools, Fountains, and Similar Installations
680.22 Lighting, Receptacles, and Equipment
(A) Receptacles
(4) Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter (GFCI) and Special Purpose Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter (SPGFCI) Protection.
All receptacles rated 125 volts through 250 volts, 60 amperes or less, located within 6.0 m (20 ft.) of the inside walls of a pool shall have GFCI protection complying with 680.5(B) or SPGFCI protection complying with 680.5(C), as applicable

Material taken from the National Electric Code. is reprinted with permission from NFPA 70., 2023 edition. National Electrical Code®, Copyright 2022, National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA. All rights reserved.

Expert Analysis

The NEC wants receptacles over 150V to ground to have SPGFCI protection.