On Friday, January 23, 2015 at 11:48:07 AM UTC-5, bob_villa wrote:
On Friday, January 23, 2015 at 10:21:30 AM UTC-6, John G wrote:

If the refrigerator is within six feet of the kitchen sink it must have GFI protection.

...and what if a refrigerator is more than 6 feet but has an icemaker plumbed?



*An icemaker is not a consideration for the 6' rule. Over six feet it is usually not possible for a human to touch the refigerator and the sink at the same time. This is why dishwashers are now required to be GFI protected. You can easily touch a dishwasher and the sink at the same time in many cases.

The electronic components that control appliances can break down over time and leak small amounts of current that won't trip a regular circuit breaker..