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Special Purpose Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter
(SPGFCI) Protection. All receptacles rated 125 volts
through 250 volts, 60 amperes or less, located within 6.0
m (20 ft.) of the inside walls of a pool shall have GFCI
protection complying with 680.5(B) or SPGFCI protection
complying with 680,5(C), as applicable
Expert Analysis
The NEC wants receptacles over 150V to ground to have
GFCI or SPGFCI protection.
Material taken from the National Electric Code
®
is reprinted with permission
from NFPA 70
®
, 2023 edition. National Electrical Code
®
, Copyright 2022,
National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA. All rights reserved.
NEC
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Revision
700.3(A) Commissioning of Emergency
Systems
706.7(A) Commissioning of Energy
Storage Systems
Change Summary
• Previously in the Code the installer had to test
Emergency Systems as witnessed by an inspector.
Now the NEC has taken it a step further by having the
system commissioned. This can be more involved and
time consuming for the installer.
Article 700 – Emergency Systems
700.3 Tests and Maintenance
(A) Commissioning Witness Test. The authority having
Jurisdiction shall conduct or witness the commissioning
of the complete system upon installation and
periodically afterward.
Informational Note: See NECA 90, Standard for Commissioning
Building Electrical Systems.
Article 706 Energy Storage Systems
706.7 Commissioning and Maintenance
(A) Commissioning. ESSs shall be commissioned upon
installation. This shall not apply in one-and-two
family dwellings
Informational Note: See NFPA 855-2020, Standard for the
installation of secondary energy storage systems, for information
related to the commissioning of ESSs.
Expert Analysis
In Article 100, commissioning is defined as: “The process,
procedures and testing used to set-up and verify
the initial performance, operational controls, safety
systems and sequence of operation of electrical devices