We seem to have drifted from the original post, but as requested: In the Feb. 2002 issue of Electrical Contraactor my Code Comments pointed out that although 406.2(D)(3)(b) permits replacing a 2-wire receptacle with a GFCI receptacle, it has three good reasons against it: 1. In 250.114(3) there are listed several applicances which must be grounded. These could not be served from this ungrounded GFCI receptacle, but the homeowner doesn't know this. 2. Th required marking "No Equipment Groound" would be meaningless to most homeowners. 3. The presence of the grounding opening would lead most of us into believeing that the receptcle provides a grounding means.
Still legal, but bad code in my opinion.
Creighton.
