NC AMENDMENT 210.8(A)(3)

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In NC, a single outdoor receptacle supplied from a dedicated branch circuit is permitted to be without GFCI protection as long as it serves a sewage lift pump.

Amend NEC^® 2017, page 59:

(3) Outdoors

Exception No. 1 to (3): Receptacles that are not readily accessible and are supplied by a branch circuit dedicated to electric snow-melting, deicing, or pipeline and vessel heating equipment shall be permitted to be installed in accordance with 426.28 or 427.22, as applicable.

Exception No. 2 to (3): A single outlet receptacle supplied by a dedicated branch circuit that is located and identified for specific use by a sewage lift pump.

ELR commentary: This applies only to dwelling units in North Carolina. This has been a North Carolina amendment for many years and basically allows a single receptacle supplied from a dedicated branch circuit to be without GFCI protection as long as it serves a sewage lift pump. The intent is to avoid a nuisance trip of the GFCI mechanism which could create a sewage backup in the plumbing system.

NC AMENDMENT 210.8(A)(3)

Below is a Real Question from our Electrical Continuing Education Courses for Electrical License Renewal:

Which of the following is required to omit GFCI protection for a single phase, 125-volt, 15-amp receptacle installed in a wet location, outdoors at a single-family dwelling in NC?

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	A:	It must be a single receptacle supplied by a dedicated branch circuit, located and identified for specific use by a sewage lift pump.
	B:	It must be readily accessible and supplying power to a refrigerator or freezer.
	C:	It must be a duplex receptacle for a sewage lift pump.
	D:	It cannot be a single receptacle.

NC AMENDMENT 210.8(A)(3)

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NC AMENDMENT 210.8(A)(3)