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550.13(B) GFCI Protection at Mobile and Manufactured Homes

Revison

Change Summary

  • GFCI protection at mobile and manufactured homes is now required to comply with the GFCI protection provisions at 210.8(A). GFCI protection at mobile and manufactured homes is not required for other than 125-volt, 15- and 20-ampere receptacles installed within a mobile or manufactured home in compartments accessible from outside the unit, bathrooms, kitchens (where receptacles are installed to serve countertop surfaces), receptacles installed within 1.8 m (6 ft) from the top inside edge of a sink, and for dishwashers.
NEC® Text

550.13 Receptacle Outlets.
(B) Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupters (GFCI).
All 125-volt, single-phase, 15- and 20-ampere receptacle outlets installed in the locations specified in 550.13(B) (1) through (5) shall have GFCI protection for personnel. Ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection shall be provided as required in 210.8(A). GFCI protection shall not be required for other than 125-volt, 15- and 20-ampere receptacles installed within a mobile or manufactured home in the following areas:
(1) Outdoors, including Compartments accessible from outside the unit
(2) Bathrooms, including receptacles in luminaires
(3) Kitchens, where receptacles are installed to serve countertop surfaces
(4) Sinks, where receptacles are installed within 1.8 m (6 ft) of the outer edge of the sink
(5) Dishwashers
Informational Note: For information on protection of dishwashers, see 422.5.

Material taken from the National Electric Code® is reprinted with permission from NFPA 70®, 2020 edition.
National Electrical Code®, Copyright 2019, National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA. All rights reserved.

Expert Analysis

GFCI protection at mobile and manufactured homes is now required to comply with the GFCI protection provisions at 210.8(A).

550.13(B) GFCI Protection at Mobile and Manufactured Homes

There is a qualifier added to these GFCI provisions. For the 2020 NEC, GFCI protection at mobile and manufactured homes is not required for other than 125-volt, 15- and 20-ampere receptacles in bathrooms, kitchens (where receptacles are installed to serve countertop surfaces), receptacles installed within 1.8 m (6 ft) from the top inside edge of a sink, dishwashers and in compartments accessible from outside the unit.

 

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