tropical36 wrote:
Since when has the fridge been on a GFI circuit and something new to me? I mean it's usually bathroom, exterior and maybe the galley..:?
Well, it is (or at least I think it is) on my '98 motorhome. The fridge outlet is located in the semi-exposed area near the lower fridge vent, and as such I think it would be considered a damp location by the NEC. Regardless of whether it's technically required, it seems to me to be a good idea to us a GFCI circuit there since fridge elements are known to get electrically leaky from time to time, and it's far better to proactively detect this and shut off the current than to have a hot skin or similar safety hazard.
I actually would not complain if all circuits in residential wiring were required to be GFCI protected. That, of course, is not required, though it would not be forbidden to do so if one wished.
