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    Nov 6, 2012, 09:08 PM
    Adding a laundry sink
    I'd like to add a laundry sink in our laundry room. The existing outlets are non-GFCI connected to a 20-amp circuit breaker. There's also the outlet for dryer if 220v connected to a double-pole 30-amp circuit breaker. Do all those outlets need to be converted to gfci?
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    Nov 6, 2012, 09:26 PM
    Just the standard 120V receptacles.
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    Nov 7, 2012, 10:22 AM
    Just to add a little more information:

    Any receptacle within a six foot arc of the sink must be protected by GFCI. The GFCI protection can take the form of a GFCI recepatcle that also protects receptacles that are downstream of it or a GFCI breaker that protects the entire circuit.

    You do not need to place a GFCI receptacle in each outlet.
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