Instalation of gfci receptacle near sink - 04/24/23 08:35 PM
Health ans safety at my place of work wants gfci receptacles installed near the sinks in the break rooms. This is a contentious issue with inspection specifically where split receptacles are involved. We would have to then add circuits to meet new code as they do not make split gfci recpts . With no less then 25 break rooms inspection would want all break rooms brought up to new code which is not possible as most of the panels are full. As i rarely work in residential applications is it legal to just replace non split duplex receptacles with gfci or will the entire break room still need to be brought up to new code? The rational with inspection is that these break rooms currently meet code in regards to date of installation as such gfci receptacles are not required. Thanks in advance