is it okay to plug a ups into a gfi outlet?

11-09-2012, 06:04 PM	#1
rhinewilliam Newbie   Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 2	is it okay to plug a ups into a gfi outlet? is it okay to plug a ups into a gfi outlet? I will be using my pellet stove on the ups so the fan runs in case of a power outage.

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11-09-2012, 06:08 PM	#2
ddawg16 JOATMON     Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: S. California Posts: 4,164	is it okay to plug a ups into a gfi outlet? Sure....as long as the UPS current input is less than the rating of the GFI. __________________ Common Sense is like Deodorant. Those that need it the most don't use it. My To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. ... To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. and To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

11-09-2012, 06:36 PM	#3
Oso954 Member   Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Northern Calif. Posts: 468	is it okay to plug a ups into a gfi outlet? If the GFCI protection is not needed or required, you are OK. But, a UPS does not normally have any GFCI protection on the down stream side, so you are defeating the protection that would otherwise be provided by the GFCI outlet.

11-09-2012, 06:54 PM	#4
rhinewilliam Newbie   Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 2	is it okay to plug a ups into a gfi outlet? Understood, the GFCI outlet is already there and the pellet stove is plugged into it, I was just trying to make sure I wasn't going to run into any problems and to save myself having to put in a normal outlet. Thanks guys!