Hi everyone,
I originally posted this question in the water softener forum, but I'm thinking it might be more of an electrical question, so I hope you don't mind if I repost it here:
Is a GFCI outlet required (or recommended) for a water softener located in the garage? I'm installing some whole-house water equipment in my garage (sediment filter, water softener, UV light) and the instruction manual for the UV light recommends installing it on a GFCI outlet. The instructions for the water softener do not specify which type of electrical outlet should be used.
Also, a related question (which I should probably post in the electrical forum, but I'll try it here first since it is related to the water softener topic): Do all outlets in a garage have to be GFCI-protected? The original circuit in the garage is GFCI protected, but I hired an electrician to install some additional outlets for the water equipment and new HVAC equipment (whole-house dehumidifier) and he installed regular circuits without GFCI protection. Additionally, the outlets have more receptacles than necessary to serve the equipment.
I am not an electrician, which is why I hired one, but some internet research has led me to believe that appliance outlets in the garage must be either simplex (for a single appliance) or duplex (for two appliances plugged in to the same outlet) and that no unused, non-GFCI outlets should be present in the garage.
I originally posted this question in the water softener forum, but I'm thinking it might be more of an electrical question, so I hope you don't mind if I repost it here:
Is a GFCI outlet required (or recommended) for a water softener located in the garage? I'm installing some whole-house water equipment in my garage (sediment filter, water softener, UV light) and the instruction manual for the UV light recommends installing it on a GFCI outlet. The instructions for the water softener do not specify which type of electrical outlet should be used.
Also, a related question (which I should probably post in the electrical forum, but I'll try it here first since it is related to the water softener topic): Do all outlets in a garage have to be GFCI-protected? The original circuit in the garage is GFCI protected, but I hired an electrician to install some additional outlets for the water equipment and new HVAC equipment (whole-house dehumidifier) and he installed regular circuits without GFCI protection. Additionally, the outlets have more receptacles than necessary to serve the equipment.
I am not an electrician, which is why I hired one, but some internet research has led me to believe that appliance outlets in the garage must be either simplex (for a single appliance) or duplex (for two appliances plugged in to the same outlet) and that no unused, non-GFCI outlets should be present in the garage.