Zarren,
Sunday, 8th of August 2010 06:35:35 PM
l have a sink in the basement and right above it there is a plug.House
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built in 55, so normal outlet.l plug the washing machine into thatoutlet.l
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was going to replace it with a GFl Plug, but am wondering it will trip when
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l turn on the washer.The current outlet electrical box has 3 wires entering
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it.That being said, l guess it;s not considered a decaded line for the
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washer.
Little Foot
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Monday, 9th of August 2010 06:34:33 AM
No problem & a good idea since current NEC codes require a GFI
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breaker on any outlet within 6 ft of a drain.
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Would consider anything electrical in a damp enviornment to be hazardous .
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Do It anyhow.
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Best regards
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McLovin'
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Wednesday, 11th of August 2010 09:29:57 PM
The GFI plug should be installed on any outlet that is close to
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a water supply. My house is 2 years old & GFI is are on all plugs in each
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bathroom & on the plugs near the kitchen sink. My washer doesn't have a
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GFI & it passed the safety inspection. I had a refrigerator on a gfi plug
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& the manual said not too. It needed it is own outlet that wasn't
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protected.
I would only put one on if there is a chance of getting electrocuted from
a laundry sink too close to the plug.
Check in ur owner is manual to see if the washer co. wants one. I know
from experience, that if lightning hits close, it affects gfi is & they
end up being replaced.
Yam
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Thursday, 12th of August 2010 08:11:53 PM
You are probably right about it not being a dedicated line.
Yam
But, a GFI is not a bad idea. It should work fine unless the wire
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diameter is insufficient. On a house that old, I am surprised it has the
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extra ground wire but that is a good sign. That indicates quality & it is
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a safe bet that the wire gauge is sufficient to handle a washing machine.
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If the wire does prove to be insufficient you can re-pull that run or have
an electrician do it. It can be difficult & you may need to pop some holes
in the walls to get the run completed but hopefully it will not come to
that.
jigglybum<3
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Friday, 13th of August 2010 07:48:18 AM
The washing machine or any other thing you plug into a GFI will
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not trip unless there is a short in such said appliance.
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