Originally Posted by
Bruce Ramsey
The receptacle does not serve the countertop so I am not sure how that reference applies.
Bruce,
That reference states which receptacles are required to be GFCI protected by the code.
It states: NEC 210.8 (A) (6) Kitchens — where the receptacles are installed to serve the countertop surfaces.
That means that the only receptacles required to be GFCI protected in Kitchens are receptacles installed to serve the countertop surfaces. Which means that any receptacle installed to serve other-than the countertop surfaces does not require GFCI protection.
In Kitchens, it really does not have to do with the water in the kitchen sink, it has to do with using 'portable' appliances one would be plugging into those receptacles.
Many (most?) kitchens have receptacles to serve the countertop which are far beyond the old "6 foot rule", those require GFCI protect, not because they are near any water, but because they will be used for those appliances.
Not sure if that helps or not.