FAQ
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• Leviton’s line of Portable GFCI’s
come in many configurations for all
stage applications. Now sleeker and
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devices are fully OSHA compliant for
use on job sites, they are also perfect
for use in a variety of temporary
power applications, such as
recreation vehicles, marine
vehicles, portable pools, portable
generators, submersible pumps,
vending machines and more.
Material taken from the National Electric Code
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is reprinted with permission
from NFPA 70
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, 2023 edition. National Electrical Code
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, Copyright 2022,
National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA. All rights reserved.
NEC
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Text
Revision
551.71(A)(B)(C)(F) Receptacle
Requirements at RV Parks
Change Summary
• The NEC now requires the receptacles in RV parks to be
weather-resistant.
Article 551 Recreational Vehicles and Recreational
Vehicle Parks
551.71 Type Receptacles Provided.
(A) 20-Ampere. Every recreational vehicle site with
electrical supply shall be equipped with recreational vehicle
site supply equipment with at least one 20-ampere, 125-volt
weather-resistant receptacle. This receptacle, when used in
recreational vehicle site electrical equipment shall not be
required to be tamper-resistant in accordance with 406.12.
(B) 30-Ampere. A minimum of 70 percent of all recreational
vehicle sites with electrical supply shall each be equipped
with a 30-ampere, 125-volt weather-resistant receptacle
conforming to 551.46(C)(1). The supply shall be permitted
to include additional receptacle congurations conforming to
551.81. The remainder of all recreational vehicle sites with
electrical supply shall be equipped with one or more of the
receptacle congurations conforming to 551.81.
(C) 50-Ampere. A minimum of 20 percent of existing
and 40 percent of all new recreational vehicle sites with
electrical supply, shall each be equipped with a 50-ampere,
125/250-volt weather-resistant receptacle conforming to
the conguration as identied in Figure 551.46(C)(1).
Every recreational vehicle site equipped with a 50-ampere
receptacle shall be also equipped with a 30-ampere, 125-volt
receptacle conforming to Figure 551.46(C)(1).
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