On Aug 6, 10:00*am, Duesenberg wrote:
On 8/5/2012 3:53 PM, wrote:

On Sat, 04 Aug 2012 20:35:50 -0400, Duesenberg wrote:

Why would a GFI be placed on a freezer or refrigerator anyhow? *It's bad
enough when there is a power outage and these appliances go off, but
normally the power is restored long before these foods are ruined. *A
tripped GFI does not notify the owner of the failure, and it may be days
before the woner finds out what occurred.

A GFI should never be used on a freezer, refrigerator, sump pump,
sewerage pump, furnace, or life support device.

If he kept his freezers in an unfinished basement, doesn't the code now
say to have gfi?


Yes, that's the issue.