[Rav]

I want to replace a non-GFCI combo switch/receptacle in my kitchen with a combo GFCI. It's within 3 feet of the sink. I want to make sure that it's OK to install a GFCI, and that I'm not required to use an AFCI.

I live in Bethesda (Montgomery County), Maryland. According to what I see on the county Department of Permitting Services website (http://permittingservices.montgomerycountymd.gov/dps/building/BuildingCodes.aspx), for electrical, the county is still under the 2008 NEC, which if I understand it correctly only required GFCI's in kitchens.

I know that an AFCI (or a GFCI) breaker can be installed in the panel, but at this point I just want to upgrade the receptacle so it has ground fault protection.

Can anyone verify that GFCI's are still OK to install in kitchens in my area? Thanks.

 

[joecaption]

Still would need a GFI there even if it already had a AFCI.

 

[Jim Port]

If the receptacle does not serve the counter it does not need gfi protection .

 

[Rav]

If the receptacle does not serve the counter it does not need gfi protection .

Thanks. It does serve the counter.

 

[joecaption]

Any over the counter, in the bathroom, garage all need GFI's.