More and more people are paying attention to outdoor electrical safety when they are spending the time for relaxing, entertaining and working at outdoor locations. Faith’s full line of weather resistant GFCI receptacles are ideal for installing in the front and rear of your home on patios, decks and near pools. To meet code, the devices must be paired with proper weatherproof enclosures for complete protection from the elements.
Weather resistant outlets can be installed in wet or damp locations according to the requirements of National Electrical Code®(NEC®). Compare with exposure to weather, to equip with an extra duty while-in-use covers will be the first choice especially when the product is being used at damp locations such as a covered porch without direct exposure to weather, you can use any suitable approved weatherproof cover for better protection.
What Makes an Outlet Weather-Resistant?
Weather resistant outlets have to be protected on a GFCI circuit while it may also be a GFCI model. Weather resistant outlets are different from indoor outlets for withstanding the rigors of exposure to the elements. They are made with UV stabilized materials, corrosion resistant screws and mounting strap thus stand up to the harsh elements of the outdoors. Faith TRWR Outlets meet the requirements of NEC Section 406.8* and UL standards to help ensure safety and protection outdoors.
Weather resistant outlets have available options for tamper resistant and GFCI models to help ensure both personal safety and weather resistance in wet or damp outdoor locations.
Faith Tamper-Resistant GFCI Outlets come with a built-in shutter mechanism inside the receptacle that avoid access to the contacts from most foreign objects, it only allows a two- or three-prong plug to be inserted. Both Tamper-Resistant 15A GFCI receptacles or 20A GFCI receptacles comply with the latest NEC requirements comes from NEC 2017 and NEC 2020 for tamper-resistant outlets in residences and childcare facilities.
WR Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) Outlets
National Electrical Code® compliant Weather Resistant GFCI Outlets offer the highest level of ground fault protection for outdoor applications. GFCI outlets are important safety devices that provide protection for people from electrical shocks due to hazardous ground-faults. GFCIs monitor the electrical power that is fed to anything plugged into the outlet. If a ground-fault is detected, it “turn off” power to the item in a fraction of a second, to help prevent serious injury or death.
When it comes to outdoor electrical safety of GFCI receptacles or AFCI GFCI outlet & receptacle Combo, Faith Electric has the optional covers. In addition to residential Weather-Resistant Outlets and protective covers, we offer a variety of hospital spec grade and commercial WR outlets and weatherproof covers for all applications.
Notice from NEC
Section 406.8 requires that all non-locking 15 amp and 20 amp 125 volt receptacles in damp or wet locations be weather-resistant.
Section 406.9 Receptacles in Damp or Wet Locations (B) Wet Locations (1) Receptacles of 15 and 20 Amperes in Wet Location. Receptacles of 15 and 20 amperes installed in a wet location shall have an enclosure that is weatherproof whether or not the attachment plug cap is inserted.
An outlet box hood installed for this purpose shall be listed and shall be identified as “extra duty.” All 15- and 20-ampere, 125- and 250-volt non-locking type receptacles shall be listed weather-resistant type.
Post time: Oct-28-2022