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Posted By: pauluk History of GFCI Requirements - 09/09/03 09:33 PM
Received by way of Mike Holt's newsletter, this is a one-page PDF document summarizing the GFCI requirements per the NEC over the years.

History of GFCI Requirements .
Posted By: Bjarney Re: History of GFCI Requirements - 09/10/03 12:23 AM
Very good link—good chart, too. Didn't know about crawl spaces. {I live under a rock.}
Posted By: jb Re: History of GFCI Requirements - 09/10/03 03:28 PM
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{I live under a rock.}

Hmmmmm . . . sounds like another location that should be added to the list [Linked Image]
Posted By: Bjarney Re: History of GFCI Requirements - 09/11/03 02:23 AM
jb—you raise a very good point. It took a lot of work to get a variance for the GFCI requirement, but because habitable space under the rock was ruled to be over 11,000 years old, [radiocarbon dating of squirrel droppings] and bear fat in the "light fixture" was judged as "not (legally) flammable."

It’s getting tougher every year though… I now have to prove that the lamp flame evolved from a “natural source.” Fortunately, a lightning strike on a bush about ½ mile away is my “official explanation” for the current flame source. [I live in mortal fear of sudden wind gusts through the cave.]

And you thought electrical inspectors could be tough…
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