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When was GFCI required by code for bathrooms?

Thanks
Steve

The 1975 NEC introduced
When it went into effect was a function of what the local jurisdiction did back then. In my area, the NEC is adopted at the state level, for the entire state, and this happens generally during the summer of the year of the Code.

And the next Code cycle, the definition of bathroom was added. The GFCIs cost so much that no one knew what a bathroom was anymore.

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Charlie Eldridge, Indianapolis, Utility Power Guy

ElectricAL & CharlieE -

Thanks for the information. I did not think GFCI was required so long ago, I thought (there I go again) it was in the early 80's.

Steve