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National Electrical Code 2014 requires ground-fault protection for personnel in dwelling units for all 120 volt, single phase, 15 and 20 ampere receptacles installed in the following locations:

  • Bathrooms.
  • Garages
  • Accessory buildings with floors at or below grade that are not intended as habitable rooms.
  • Outdoors, except where receptacles on dedicated circuits are not readily accessible, and are used to supply snow-melting, deicing, or pipeline and vessel heating equipment.
  • Crawl spaces
  • Unfinished basements, unless the receptacle is on a dedicated circuit and used to supply a burglar alarm.
  • Kitchens where the receptacles serve coutertop surfaces.
  • Where a receptacle is within 6 ft. (1.8m) of sinks in other than kitchens.
  • Boathouses
  • Where receptacles are installed within 6 ft. (1.8m) of the outside edge of bathtub and shower stalls.
  • Laundry areas

Arc-fault protection is required in dwelling units for all 120 volt, single phase, 15 and 20 ampere branch circuits supplying outlets and devices installed in:

  • Kitchens
  • Family rooms
  • Dining rooms
  • Living rooms
  • Parlors
  • Libraries
  • Dens
  • Bedrooms
  • Sunrooms
  • Recreation rooms
  • Closets
  • Hallways
  • Laundry areas
  • and all similar rooms and areas

I don't know where you shouldn't install them, I only know where you are required and not required to. I guess you shouldn't install them anywhere they're not required, or you'd be spending money you're not required to spend?


According to the documentation for QO® and QOB Miniature Circuit Breakers, Qwik-Gard GFCIs should not be used as follows:

  • Do not connect to swimming pool equipment installed before adoption of the 1965 National Electric Code
  • Do not connect to electrical ranges or clothes dryers whose frames are grounded by a connection to the grounded circuit conductor.
  • Do not use as a main circuit breaker in a panelboard or in reverse connected (backfed) applications.

National Electrical Code 2014 requires ground-fault protection for personnel in dwelling units for all 120 volt, single phase, 15 and 20 ampere receptacles installed in the following locations:

  • Bathrooms.
  • Garages
  • Accessory buildings with floors at or below grade that are not intended as habitable rooms.
  • Outdoors, except where receptacles on dedicated circuits are not readily accessible, and are used to supply snow-melting, deicing, or pipeline and vessel heating equipment.
  • Crawl spaces
  • Unfinished basements, unless the receptacle is on a dedicated circuit and used to supply a burglar alarm.
  • Kitchens where the receptacles serve coutertop surfaces.
  • Where a receptacle is within 6 ft. (1.8m) of sinks in other than kitchens.
  • Boathouses
  • Where receptacles are installed within 6 ft. (1.8m) of the outside edge of bathtub and shower stalls.
  • Laundry areas

Arc-fault protection is required in dwelling units for all 120 volt, single phase, 15 and 20 ampere branch circuits supplying outlets and devices installed in:

  • Kitchens
  • Family rooms
  • Dining rooms
  • Living rooms
  • Parlors
  • Libraries
  • Dens
  • Bedrooms
  • Sunrooms
  • Recreation rooms
  • Closets
  • Hallways
  • Laundry areas
  • and all similar rooms and areas

I don't know where you shouldn't install them, I only know where you are required and not required to. I guess you shouldn't install them anywhere they're not required, or you'd be spending money you're not required to spend?

National Electrical Code 2014 requires ground-fault protection for personnel in dwelling units for all 120 volt, single phase, 15 and 20 ampere receptacles installed in the following locations:

  • Bathrooms.
  • Garages
  • Accessory buildings with floors at or below grade that are not intended as habitable rooms.
  • Outdoors, except where receptacles on dedicated circuits are not readily accessible, and are used to supply snow-melting, deicing, or pipeline and vessel heating equipment.
  • Crawl spaces
  • Unfinished basements, unless the receptacle is on a dedicated circuit and used to supply a burglar alarm.
  • Kitchens where the receptacles serve coutertop surfaces.
  • Where a receptacle is within 6 ft. (1.8m) of sinks in other than kitchens.
  • Boathouses
  • Where receptacles are installed within 6 ft. (1.8m) of the outside edge of bathtub and shower stalls.
  • Laundry areas

Arc-fault protection is required in dwelling units for all 120 volt, single phase, 15 and 20 ampere branch circuits supplying outlets and devices installed in:

  • Kitchens
  • Family rooms
  • Dining rooms
  • Living rooms
  • Parlors
  • Libraries
  • Dens
  • Bedrooms
  • Sunrooms
  • Recreation rooms
  • Closets
  • Hallways
  • Laundry areas
  • and all similar rooms and areas

I don't know where you shouldn't install them, I only know where you are required and not required to. I guess you shouldn't install them anywhere they're not required, or you'd be spending money you're not required to spend?


According to the documentation for QO® and QOB Miniature Circuit Breakers, Qwik-Gard GFCIs should not be used as follows:

  • Do not connect to swimming pool equipment installed before adoption of the 1965 National Electric Code
  • Do not connect to electrical ranges or clothes dryers whose frames are grounded by a connection to the grounded circuit conductor.
  • Do not use as a main circuit breaker in a panelboard or in reverse connected (backfed) applications.
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National Electrical Code 2014 requires ground-fault protection for personnel in dwelling units for all 120 volt, single phase, 15 and 20 ampere receptacles installed in the following locations:

  • Bathrooms.
  • Garages
  • Accessory buildings with floors at or below grade that are not intended as habitable rooms.
  • Outdoors, except where receptacles on dedicated circuits are not readily accessible, and are used to supply snow-melting, deicing, or pipeline and vessel heating equipment.
  • Crawl spaces
  • Unfinished basements, unless the receptacle is on a dedicated circuit and used to supply a burglar alarm.
  • Kitchens where the receptacles serve coutertop surfaces.
  • Where a receptacle is within 6 ft. (1.8m) of sinks in other than kitchens.
  • Boathouses
  • Where receptacles are installed within 6 ft. (1.8m) of the outside edge of bathtub and shower stalls.
  • Laundry areas

Arc-fault protection is required in dwelling units for all 120 volt, single phase, 15 and 20 ampere branch circuits supplying outlets and devices installed in:

  • Kitchens
  • Family rooms
  • Dining rooms
  • Living rooms
  • Parlors
  • Libraries
  • Dens
  • Bedrooms
  • Sunrooms
  • Recreation rooms
  • Closets
  • Hallways
  • Laundry areas
  • and all similar rooms and areas

I don't know where you shouldn't install them, I only know where you are required and not required to. I guess you shouldn't install them anywhere they're not required, or you'd be wastingspending money you're not required to spend?

National Electrical Code 2014 requires ground-fault protection for personnel in dwelling units for all 120 volt, single phase, 15 and 20 ampere receptacles installed in the following locations:

  • Bathrooms.
  • Garages
  • Accessory buildings with floors at or below grade that are not intended as habitable rooms.
  • Outdoors, except where receptacles on dedicated circuits are not readily accessible, and are used to supply snow-melting, deicing, or pipeline and vessel heating equipment.
  • Crawl spaces
  • Unfinished basements, unless the receptacle is on a dedicated circuit and used to supply a burglar alarm.
  • Kitchens where the receptacles serve coutertop surfaces.
  • Where a receptacle is within 6 ft. (1.8m) of sinks in other than kitchens.
  • Boathouses
  • Where receptacles are installed within 6 ft. (1.8m) of the outside edge of bathtub and shower stalls.
  • Laundry areas

Arc-fault protection is required in dwelling units for all 120 volt, single phase, 15 and 20 ampere branch circuits supplying outlets and devices installed in:

  • Kitchens
  • Family rooms
  • Dining rooms
  • Living rooms
  • Parlors
  • Libraries
  • Dens
  • Bedrooms
  • Sunrooms
  • Recreation rooms
  • Closets
  • Hallways
  • Laundry areas
  • and all similar rooms and areas

I don't know where you shouldn't install them, I only know where you are required and not required to. I guess you shouldn't install them anywhere they're not required, or you'd be wasting money?

National Electrical Code 2014 requires ground-fault protection for personnel in dwelling units for all 120 volt, single phase, 15 and 20 ampere receptacles installed in the following locations:

  • Bathrooms.
  • Garages
  • Accessory buildings with floors at or below grade that are not intended as habitable rooms.
  • Outdoors, except where receptacles on dedicated circuits are not readily accessible, and are used to supply snow-melting, deicing, or pipeline and vessel heating equipment.
  • Crawl spaces
  • Unfinished basements, unless the receptacle is on a dedicated circuit and used to supply a burglar alarm.
  • Kitchens where the receptacles serve coutertop surfaces.
  • Where a receptacle is within 6 ft. (1.8m) of sinks in other than kitchens.
  • Boathouses
  • Where receptacles are installed within 6 ft. (1.8m) of the outside edge of bathtub and shower stalls.
  • Laundry areas

Arc-fault protection is required in dwelling units for all 120 volt, single phase, 15 and 20 ampere branch circuits supplying outlets and devices installed in:

  • Kitchens
  • Family rooms
  • Dining rooms
  • Living rooms
  • Parlors
  • Libraries
  • Dens
  • Bedrooms
  • Sunrooms
  • Recreation rooms
  • Closets
  • Hallways
  • Laundry areas
  • and all similar rooms and areas

I don't know where you shouldn't install them, I only know where you are required and not required to. I guess you shouldn't install them anywhere they're not required, or you'd be spending money you're not required to spend?

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National Electrical Code 2014 requires ground-fault protection for personnel in dwelling units for all 120 volt, single phase, 15 and 20 ampere receptacles installed in the following locations:

  • Bathrooms.
  • Garages
  • Accessory buildings with floors at or below grade that are not intended as habitable rooms.
  • Outdoors, except where receptacles on dedicated circuits are not readily accessible, and are used to supply snow-melting, deicing, or pipeline and vessel heating equipment.
  • Crawl spaces
  • Unfinished basements, unless the receptacle is on a dedicated circuit and used to supply a burglar alarm.
  • Kitchens where the receptacles serve coutertop surfaces.
  • Where a receptacle is within 6 ft. (1.8m) of sinks in other than kitchens.
  • Boathouses
  • Where receptacles are installed within 6 ft. (1.8m) of the outside edge of bathtub and shower stalls.
  • Laundry areas

Arc-fault protection is required in dwelling units for all 120 volt, single phase, 15 and 20 ampere branch circuits supplying outlets and devices installed in:

  • Kitchens
  • Family rooms
  • Dining rooms
  • Living rooms
  • Parlors
  • Libraries
  • Dens
  • Bedrooms
  • Sunrooms
  • Recreation rooms
  • Closets
  • Hallways
  • Laundry areas
  • and all similar rooms and areas

I don't know where you shouldn't install them, I only know where you are required and not required to. I guess you shouldn't install them anywhere they're not required, or you'd be wasting money?