Garage GFCI on door openers NEC 2008

[Robert Meier]

Originally Posted by jkeilson

What many of the electrical contractors are doing around here to get around this ridiculous code is making the garage door and sump outlets Dedicated. By being a dedicated outlet they do not need to be GFCI protected.

Jim

Depends on what NEC code cycle your under. For the 2008 and 2011 this statement is no longer true unless your dedicated circuits are 240 volts.

[William J. Decker]

Modern GFCIs don't trip unless there is a ground fault, when they are supposed to trip even if they are attached to sump pumps and garage door openers.

Hope this helps;