Additional GFCI Requirements
The PEC has more requirements for GFCI than that in the kitchen. Below are sections of the Philippine Electrical Code 2017 Part 1 but not limited to the list below. It will be for the Electrical Engineer to determine if the installation requires GFCI.
| Location | Applicable Section(s) |
|---|---|
| Aircraft hangars | 5.13.1.12 |
| Audio system equipment | 6.40.1. 10(A) |
| Boathouses | 5.55.1.19(B)(1) |
| Carnivals, circuses, fairs, and similar events | 5.25.3.4(A) |
| Commercial garages | 5.11.1.12 |
| Luminaires, Submersible Pumps, and Other Submersible Equipment | 6.80.3.3, 6.80.5.7(A), 6.80.5.2.1(A) |
| Electronic equipment, sensitive | 6.47.1.7(A) |
| Elevators, escalators, and moving walkways | 6.20.9.5 |
| Feeders | 2.15.1.9 |
| Fountains | 6.80.5.1(A), 6.80.5.7(A) |
| Health care facilities | 5.17.2.11(A) |
| Hydromassage bathtubs | 6.80.7.2 |
| Marinas and boatyards | 5.55.1.19(B)(1) |
| Mobile and manufactured homes | 5.50.2.4(B), 5.50.2.4(E), 5.50.32(E) |
| Natural and artificially made bodies of water | 6.82.2.6 |
| Park trailers | 552.41(C), 5.52.4.2(C) |
| Pools, permanently installed | 6.80.2.2(C), 6.80.2.3(A)(4), 6.80.2.3(C)(3) |
| Pools, storable | 6.80.3.3 |
| Sensitive electronic equipment | 6.47.1.7(A) |
| Spas and hot tubs | 6.80.4.5 |
| Signs within fountains | 6.80.5.7(A) |
| Signs, mobile or portable | 6.0.1.10(C)(2) |
| Recreational vehicles | 5.51.4.1(C), 5.51.4.2(C) |
| Recreational vehicle parks | 5.51.6.1(F) |
| Replacement receptacles | 4.6.1.4(D)(3) |
| Temporary installations | 5.90.1.6 |
| Tubs, therapeutic | 6.80.6.3(A) |
Compliance
The important question here is "Do Electrical Inspectors aware of these GFCI requirements?". If not, then how could the provisions of the PEC be enforced?
The Office of the Building Official/EE shall have the responsibility of implementing the provisions of the PEC. The Electrical Engineer implementing these provision should be aware and have the competency to implement them.