Motors on Class A G.F.C.I.

[bigrockk]

It was mentioned to me by a inspector that a circuit protected by a "Class A" G.F.C.I.
can not have any motor loads on it.
Does any one know why?

What about using electric mowers, weed whackers and hedge trimmers ect. that are connected to outside receptacles protected by GFCI'S

Appreciate any comments

[electric-ed]

That "inspector" needs to go back to the books. GFCIs are required on some motor driven equipment, such as pool, hot tub, and spa pumps, and they are also required for outdoor receptacles that supply the yard tools that you mentioned. That is the main reason that they were developed.

Ed

<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ October 05, 2002 05:56 PM: Message edited by: electric-ed ]</font>

[bigrockk]

Thanks for the reply Electric Ed
I thought he must be wrong, but he caught me off gaurd when he said it and i didn't challeange him on it, any way...thanks

[chrisd]

Feel free to correct me if I am wrong but,

A 120V motor that happens to be fed from part of a 3 wire circuit would create a voltage drop on the neutral and the respective hot, and a difference in potential between the neutral and ground would trip the interrupter depending on the starting inrush. The motor in this case of course would not need to be on the hot leg that is GFCI protected for this to occur.