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On May 31, 6:13 pm, "John Grabowski" wrote:
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On May 31, 5:25 pm, "John Grabowski" wrote:

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If I wire the basement with GFI receptacles, is there anyway that the
receptacle can be broken so that one half of the duplex could be used
to control lighting in the room ?

Thanks

I'm not sure what you are asking here. There is a combination device
made
which is half GFI receptacle and half single pole switch.

Typical duplex receptacles can be broken to provide one receptacle
that is hot all the time and anther controlled by a remote switch.
(common practice). Now can I do that with a GFI duplex receptacle ?

No, but you can have a switch and a split receptacle downstream of a GFI
to
give you what you want. As RBM mentioned, GFI receptacles are not required
in finished basements. The unfinished part must have at least one GFI
receptacle.

I like that option, probably save a lot on all those GFI(s). If I
use a GFI breaker, do I still need to have GFI receptacles in the
unfinished portions of the basement if the circuit is protected by a
GFI breaker ?

Nec requires unfinished parts of basements to have at least one GFCI
protected outlet. The method of GFCI protection is your choice