What is considered a receptacle?
A receptacle is a contact device installed at the outlet for the connection of an attachment plug. A single receptacle is a single contact device with no other contact device on the same yoke. A multiple receptacle is two or more contact devices on the same yoke.
What is a weatherproof GFCI outlet?
What is the difference between a weather resistant GFCI and a standard GFCI? Weather Resistant Receptacles offer protection from rain, snow, ice, moisture, and humidity when properly installed in an approved weather protective or while-inuse cover.
What is WR outlet?
Weather-Resistant Receptacles (WR): All 15- and 20-ampere receptacles installed in damp or wet locations are now required to be approved and marked as weather-resistant (WR).
Are weather resistant GFCI required?
All 15-amp and 20-amp, 120-volt receptacles must be GFCI-protected. All 15-amp and 20-amp 120-volt nonlocking receptacles in wet or damp locations must be listed as weather-resistant type.
What is the difference between plugs and receptacles?
The difference between a plug and receptacle is that plugs have prolonged connecting pins which fit into a mating socket called a receptacle. A receptacle connector is sometimes called a jack. A receptacle will have mounting features such as a flange with holes.
Is there a difference between an indoor and outdoor GFCI outlet?
Outdoor electrical outlets differ from indoor outlets because they have watertight covers that protect the outlet even with a cord plugged in. GFCI outlets trip and turn off automatically when there’s a current leakage or short circuit, which helps prevent fires and accidental shocks.
Is there a difference between indoor and outdoor outlets?
Outdoor electrical outlets differ from indoor outlets because they have watertight covers that protect the outlet even with a cord plugged in. Plus, the National Electrical Code requires all outdoor outlets to be GFCI outlets (ground fault circuit interrupter outlets).
How close can an electrical outlet be to a water source?
6 feet
According to the National Electric Code, any receptacle within 6 feet of a water source needs to be protected with a GFCI.