Forum Title: Refrig On GFCI Outlet is this a Code issue?
I was looking at an apartment I'm thinking of moving into and I noticed the refrigerator was plugged into a GFCI outlet. I know compressors can trip GFCIS when they start up and make the food spoil but I want to know if this is a code issue so I can bring it to the managements attentionThanks
Category: General Electrical Discussion
Post By: Peter Quincey (Adams, NY), 03/23/2017
No real issue. The code does not prohibit nor require a regrigerator located in a dwelling kitchen to be gfci protected. See 210.52 and 210.8 of the NEC.In the event the refrigerator trips the gfci repeatedly, it is an indication the refrigerator is not operating properly. The leakage current permitted on appliances should not exceed the threshold of Class A gfci devices (5mA).
The fridge in my tiki bar out by the pool has always been on a GFCI. So far so good.
Fridge and chest freezer in the garage are plugged into one, thing has never tripped. (Except tests, of course.)Ian A.
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