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210.8(F) Dwelling Unit Outdoor Outlets
Change Summary
• The NEC has included Garages with below grade floors,
accessory buildings and boathouses in this article that
relates to outdoor outlets. An exception was added for
HVAC equipment with a Sept 2026 expiration date.
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for specific appliances is located in the branch circuit
or outlet to provide protection for the listed appliances
regardless of vintage and whether or not GFCI protection
is included in the appliance or in the cord. This revision
adds clarity to what specific appliances shall be required
to have GFCI protection and the methods the installer
can use to provide this GFCI protection.
Due to the nature of the hazard with these installations,
this requirement was placed in 210.8(D) to address all
outlets and not be limited to only receptacle outlets
found in 210.8(A).
Section 210.8(D) now includes new list items (8) through
(12), as these are sometimes hard wired to outlets and
would not be a part of the GFCI requirements found for
receptacles in laundry areas as part of 210.8(A) and
210.8(B). The shock hazard does not go away due to
hard wired versus cord-and-plug connected equipment.
Leviton Comment: This requirement largely parallels
and exceeds the requirements in 422.5(A) and (B).
The appliance list here in 210.8(D) seems to have come
from 422.5 (A) with list items (8) through (12) added.
Code making panels 2 and 4 could probably better
coordinate this text.