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Dedicated circuit for under cabinet refrigerator

5 years ago

I'm putting a new bar in my basement with this under cabinet beverage refrigerator (https://www.summitappliance.com/catalog/model/SPR489OS). My house was built before refrigerators were required to be on ground fault dedicated circuits. I'm getting everything ready for when the electrician will be here on Monday. Do small beverage refrigerators require dedicated circuits like full-size refrigerators do? Thanks!

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Paul Lombardi
Original Author
5 years ago
I forgot to mention that I'm in South Dakota in case the locale makes a difference.
Ron Natalie
5 years ago
There's no requirement for dedicated circuits for refrigerators at all. If the manufacturer's instructions require it, then you do, otherwise it might be just a good idea. There's also no specific requirement for refrigerators to be on GFCI, unless its somewhere (near a sink, in a garage, etc...) that would require it.

Nothing magic about refrigerators other than kitchens.

The latest version of the code requires that all basement receptacles (even in finished area) be protected by GFCI. Older code only requires it for unfinished space or receptacles within six feet of a sink.
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