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*240V heat pumps do not require GFCI [https://www.troublefreepool.com/wiki/index.php?title=Electrical_GFCI#:~:text=Heater%20GFCI%20Requirements,-Gas%20fired%20heaters&text=Heat%20pumps%20do%20not%20require,does%20not%20require%20a%20GFCI.] but 120V heat pumps do. NOT!
*240V heat pumps do not require GFCI [https://www.troublefreepool.com/wiki/index.php?title=Electrical_GFCI#:~:text=Heater%20GFCI%20Requirements,-Gas%20fired%20heaters&text=Heat%20pumps%20do%20not%20require,does%20not%20require%20a%20GFCI.] but 120V heat pumps do. NOT!
**That was prior to 2020, where 240V heat pumps now require GFCI [https://www.buellinspections.com/is-your-outdoor-hvac-unit-gfci-protected/]
**That was prior to 2020, where 240V heat pumps now require GFCI [https://www.buellinspections.com/is-your-outdoor-hvac-unit-gfci-protected/]
*Water heater does not need AFCI.
*Water heater does not need AFCI. [https://currentelectricsystems.com/arc-fault-circuit-interrupter-afci-protection/#:~:text=According%20to%20current%20code%2C%20there,Exterior%20Receptacles%20and%20Lighting]
*Water heater does not need GFCI. [https://forums.mikeholt.com/threads/gfci-protection-for-electric-water-heaters.120816/]
*Water heater does not need GFCI. [https://forums.mikeholt.com/threads/gfci-protection-for-electric-water-heaters.120816/]

Latest revision as of 19:32, 13 April 2023

  • 240V heat pumps do not require GFCI [1] but 120V heat pumps do. NOT!
    • That was prior to 2020, where 240V heat pumps now require GFCI [2]
  • Water heater does not need AFCI. [3]
  • Water heater does not need GFCI. [4]