Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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I haven't heard this before. Why is this not a good idea?
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If you use an outlet in the garage these typically also serve OUTSIDE outlets which have been known to cause the GFCI to trip and you will lose power to the refrigerator/freezer. If you have a power loss alarm or something similar to indicate trouble you may be able to get by.
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Pennsylvania, for 60+ years, most recently, Allentown, now TV. |
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If GFI trips you'll loose food in freezer. Neighbor had 10lbs of shrimp various steaks an roast. Went away for 5 days GFI tripped.
Garage smelled real good. Couldn't get smell out of freezer insulation. |
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Hi there! Exactly. We hear this frequently, especially as the fridge or freezer ages, it takes more to run and go through its cooling cycles which can cause nuisance tripping. We always suggest a dedicated GFI circuit for a garage fridge or freezer
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Pike's Electric 719 Industrial Drive Wildwood, FL 34785 (352)748-6251 |
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I received 3 quotes for adding a dedicated outlet receptacle in the garage for our freezer and refridgerator.........all companies said ONLY GFI outlets could be installed. Were all 3 incorrect, maybe
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210.8(A) Dwelling Units. All 125-volt through 250-volt receptacles installed in the locations specified in 210.8(A)(1) through (A)(11) and supplied by single-phase branch circuits rated 150 volts or less to ground shall have ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection for personnel. (1) Bathrooms (2) Garages and also accessory buildings that have a floor located at or below grade level not intended as habitable rooms and limited to storage areas, work areas, and areas of similar use (3) Outdoors |
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No, they were not incorrect. By recent code changes, all outlets in the garage must be GFCI. Many refrigerators will trip GFCI outlets. One solution is to replace the GFCI outlet with a non-GFCI simplex outlet after you have the dedicated line run if it is to be used for a refrigerator exclusively. Our house does have a dedicated 20 amp line to a non-GFCI outlet in the garage because it was built before the code change. The dedicated 20 amp line to the kitchen for our refrigerator is connected to a 20 amp simplex non-GFCI outlet.
Last edited by biker1; 12-16-2023 at 11:32 AM. |
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Hopefully they would install a dedicated GFI when adding an outlet for a fridge. Last edited by Altavia; 12-16-2023 at 10:31 AM. |
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Previously there was an exemption allowing a dedicated single receptical outlet. It would need to be at least 6ft away from a water source. Some areas retained this exemption when removed from the code. Don't know local codes here. ... 210.8 & 547.5. “ GFCI protection shall not be required for a single receptacle supplying a dedicated load and marked “not GFCI protected”. |
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