Electrical question - new house - GFCI everywhere

[Lightning8]

I bought a new house and it seems like every outlet that is anyway associated with "exterior" is GFCI. Front porch, back porch, garage exterior, garage interior. I have a freezer in the garage and on two occasions in last few months GFCI has tripped. Do not think there is issue with freezer or freezer pulling too many amps, etc. Is it code now to have so many GFCI?

 

[Barbwire]

I bought a new house and it seems like every outlet that is anyway associated with "exterior" is GFCI. Front porch, back porch, garage exterior, garage interior. I have a freezer in the garage and on two occasions in last few months GFCI has tripped. Do not think there is issue with freezer or freezer pulling too many amps, etc. Is it code now to have so many GFCI?

Don't know about code but we bought our house 30+ years ago (it was new) and it has GFCI on ALL exterior receptacles. The garage interior is the same.

 

[Allsmiles]

Do yourself a favor and plug freezer into non GFCI outlet. Lost a bunch of stuff because of this a while back.

 

[wildbill1973z28]

I bought a new house and it seems like every outlet that is anyway associated with "exterior" is GFCI. Front porch, back porch, garage exterior, garage interior. I have a freezer in the garage and on two occasions in last few months GFCI has tripped. Do not think there is issue with freezer or freezer pulling too many amps, etc. Is it code now to have so many GFCI?

Not an electrician but I know they want them anywhere there is water!

 

[cskiles]

Yes, it is code to have GFCI devices in 'wet' locations, exterior, garages, porches, etc.

 

[cskiles]

GFCI receptacles are not intended to power loads with motors/compressors. They are very sensitive to electrical surge (motors cycling on and off), freezers tripping GFCI's is a known issue, typically the recommendation is to simply replace the GFCI with a standard receptacle - if the receptacle is in the garage (not a carport), I personally would have no issue exchanging the receptacle because there is minimal potential for the receptacle to become a hazard due to getting wet. I would however be mindful of that if you ever decide to pressure wash the garage! LOL

 

[Lightning8]

EVERY outlet in garage is GFCI and on a GFCI breaker except the two garage door openers are on non-GFCI outlets and non-GFCI breaker.

 

[lostchild]

EVERY outlet in garage is GFCI and on a GFCI breaker except the two garage door openers are on non-GFCI outlets and non-GFCI breaker.

Just swap out that one outlet. Two minute job. OK, five if you do it safe and trip the breaker before starting.

 

[BillsCamino]

The GFCI breaker in my shop will trip on occasion...if it's a really raw, damp, foggy day.

 

[Spas-12 Owner]

You could also add a small light to the outlet to know of it's tripped or not if changing an outlet is not in your wheel house.