Deoends on code you are governed by. In USA, a GFCI outlet or a circuit controlled by a GFCI circuit breaker would be required.
Yes.
No. The only thing required to be gfci protected is a receptacle. I've never understood why light fixtures, fans, and other appliances do not required protection around so much water, but they do not. They should, however, be listed for damp locations.
GFCI receptacle's must protect any outlet that is within 6 feet of a water source, outside the home, in a garage, on a deck, in a sunroom, in a bathroom, unfinished basements, kitchens, & crawl spaces.
The Spa should be powered by a GFCI no matter how far away outlet is located.Answer for USA, Canada and countries running a 60 Hz supply service.Every receptacle in a bathroom is required to be GFCI protected. Outside of a bathroom, anything within 6 feet of the outside edge of a sink is required to be GFCI protected. The code does not define "sink" but any reasonable person would consider a spa as qualifying under this requirement. -- SparkfighterAs always, if you are in doubt about what to do, the best advice anyone should give you is to call a licensed electrician to advise what work is needed.Before you do any work yourself,on electrical circuits, equipment or appliances,always use a test meter to ensure the circuit is, in fact, de-energized.IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY SURE YOU CAN DO THIS JOBSAFELY AND COMPETENTLYREFER THIS WORK TO QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS.
Not if the GFCI breaker is supplying the circuit you are wanting to put the GFCI receptacle into.
1. Check with local regulation , authorities. Go by the local law or regulation. 2. If the application is in wet area, risk of ground fault is more, hence go for GFCI.
the oulets yes the switches would be a no
GFCI protection is required for most outdoor receptacles, bathroom , garage wall outlets, kitchen, and all receptacles in crawl space.
No. The only thing required to be gfci protected is a receptacle. I've never understood why light fixtures, fans, and other appliances do not required protection around so much water, but they do not. They should, however, be listed for damp locations.
Most outdoor outlets are on a GFCI device. Depending on when your house was wired the outside plugs may be fed from the GFCI in the bathroom. The method used was to take the downstream side of the bathroom GFCI and run it to the outside plugs all around the house. If you want to delve into this further open a discuss question page
GFCI receptacle's must protect any outlet that is within 6 feet of a water source, outside the home, in a garage, on a deck, in a sunroom, in a bathroom, unfinished basements, kitchens, & crawl spaces.
No, you could use a GFCI circuit breaker instead.
GFCI (or Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter) should always be installed anywhere there is a possibility of the "plug-in" getting damp or wet, such as the Kitchen or Bathroom, also it doesn't hurt to use a GFCI in rooms used by children as they trip much faster on a fault than circuit breakers (if the kid sticks something in the plug in)
GFCI recepticles are not required outside the bathroom so in the event of a current path from the dryer through the user to the ground / plumbing (faucets, water, drains), the path would not open until 15 amp circuit current is exceeded which is hundreds of times the fatal dose of current to the user. Bathroom GFCI recepticles detect the slightest current and break the circuit in an instant.
No!
It is acceptable for the lights to be wired this way but not required. The GFCI is only required to protect the actual receptacle(s) in the bathroom. ----If you do not understand the work well enough to accomplish it yourself properly and safely, don't try it. Consult a professional electrician, as they are proficient enough to do it properly and safely. When working on electrical circuits and equipment, make sure to de-energize the circuit you will be working on. Then test the circuit with a definitive means to make sure it is off (multimeter with metal tipped leads, voltage tester with metal tipped leads, etc., not a non-contact tester, which is non-definitive.)
If the appliance is used in a bathroom it must be GFCI protected.
If the "hot" incoming from your distribution panel goes directly to your bathroom first and then to other receptacles in the circuit it could be that the GFCI in your bathroom has tripped. The GFCI has the capacity to protect all of the down stream devices. You may have plugged something into one of your kitchen receptacles and the device had a ground fault on it and that would not be enough to trip the breaker but would trip a GFCI receptacle. This condition is normally caused by a GFCI outlet being tripped. These can be placed in the kitchen, in the bathroom, or sometimes in the basement. If you check all of these places and cannot find a GFCI either start looking elsewhere in the house or contact an electrician. If you do locate the GFCI outlet and that does not correct the problem then their is either more GFCI outlets to be reset or there is a more serious problem that should be addressed by an electrician.Note: most homes have multiple GFCI outlets protecting multiple circuits. As always, if you are in doubt about what to do, the best advice anyone should give you is to call a licensed electrician to advise what work is needed.Before you do any work yourself,on electrical circuits, equipment or appliances,always use a test meter to ensure the circuit is, in fact, de-energized.IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY SURE YOU CAN DO THIS JOBSAFELY AND COMPETENTLYREFER THIS WORK TO QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS.