Hi - 2 questions:
1. I'm adding whirlpool bathtub as part of a remodel job. I've got 2 20amp dedicated lines, 1 for the pump, 1 for the heater. Each of these has to be on a GFCI breaker in the main panel, do I just use a regular receptacle under the tub enclosure, or is there a special receptacle to indicate that the circuit is GFCI at the panel?
2. In the kitchen, also new in the remodel, I've added 2 20amp circuits for the counter outlets, 1 for the counter on the sink side of the kitchen, 1 for the counter on opposite side of the room. Do I only need to use GFCI outlets on the counter near the sink, or all outlets in a kitchen?

Thank you.

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Originally Posted by BigRed1500

Hi - 2 questions:
1. I'm adding whirlpool bathtub as part of a remodel job. I've got 2 20amp dedicated lines, 1 for the pump, 1 for the heater. Each of these has to be on a GFCI breaker in the main panel, do I just use a regular receptacle under the tub enclosure, or is there a special receptacle to indicate that the circuit is GFCI at the panel?
2. In the kitchen, also new in the remodel, I've added 2 20amp circuits for the counter outlets, 1 for the counter on the sink side of the kitchen, 1 for the counter on opposite side of the room. Do I only need to use GFCI outlets on the counter near the sink, or all outlets in a kitchen?

Thank you.

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HI as for the tub if you use gfi breakers in the breaker box you can use ordinary recepticals under the tub. If you use normal breakers at the box you will need gfi recepticals under the tub (remember either way to have an access panel). As for the kitchen if the recepticals are less than 6 feet from the sink they have to be gfi otherwise normal recepticals are OK. Hope this answers your question.

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Originally Posted by arlea1957

As for the kitchen if the recepticals are less than 6 feet from the sink they have to be gfi otherwise normal recepticals are ok. hope this answers your question.

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This is incorrect. The 6-foot rule is only for laundry, utility, and wet bar sinks. All kitchen receptacles that serve countertop surfaces must be GFCI protected, regardless of their distance from a sink.

For the outlets that are protected by a GFCI breaker, I always label them "GFCI Protected," but I don't think that this is actually required by code. If additional outlets are connected to the load side of a GFCI receptacle, then labeling all downstream receptacles is required. Code doesn't explicitly require the labels, but since the instructions that come with the GFCI receptacle say to use the included labels for downstream receptacles, you must, because 110.3(B) says that devices must me installed and used according to manufacturer's instructions. But I have never seen any instructions for GFCI breakers that say that outlets connected to them need to be labeled, so I guess it's not required. That doesn't mean that you can't label them though.