[Pharon]

So I'm installing a new electrical panel to replace the old Murray one in my basement, and notice that I currently have a 15A-1P GFCI breaker that feeds my boiler controls and Taco circulating pumps (fractional HP).

Does anyone know a legitimate reason why they would have put these loads on a GFCI? The only ground fault interruption requirement in a basement that I know of deals with general purpose receptacles.

 

[macmikeman]

Basement = gfi in dwellings. I am being serious with you this time.

 

[hardworkingstiff]

Basement = gfi in dwellings. I am being serious with you this time.

Even if the boiler controls and pump are hardwired?

I agree, any 120-volt receptacle would have to be GFCI protected.

 

[Pharon]

But the only NEC requirement for GFCI in basements is for receptacles - not lights, pumps, electric water heaters, or anything else. Right?

Is there any other Code section that addresses this besides 210.8?