If the answer is “no”, then you are faced with another question: Does the placement of a clothes washing machine into ANY area of the home make it a laundry area? It takes a 120-Volt outlet, a drain system, and a water supply to use a clothes washing machine, so YES! It is this inspector’s opinion that wherever you install a clothes washer, you have established a “laundry area”. So the question is if you, as the installer putting this washing machine in the laundry area? If the answer is “yes”, then the clothes washing machine will be GFCI protected, because all 120-Volt receptacles are to be GFCI protected in laundry areas, per the 2017 NEC. Section 210.8 of the NEC 2017 states 'All 125V, 15a, and 20a receptacles installed in “Laundry Areas” shall have GFCI protection'. The NEC doesn’t require GFCI protection for clothes washing machines specifically, but it does for “Laundry Areas.”. If those instructions require less than the minimum adopted electrical Code, (as those instructions pertain to the electrical portion of the installation), then you will be required to go beyond those instructions provided by the manufacturer to comply with the minimum adopted electrical Code for your jurisdiction. If the installation instructions require something above and beyond the currently adopted electrical Code, the inspector will require that of you, if he/she is aware of the manufacturer’s requirement. Always, refer to the manufacturer’s installation instructions. Clothes Washing Machine does have to be GFCI or AFCI Protected (in a dwelling), but interestingly enough- not because the NEC says that it does- specifically. The washer must be plugged into a standard 120 VAC,60 Hz grounded 3-prong outlet. The dryer has its own terminal block that must be connected to a separate 240 VAC, 60-Hertz, single-phase circuit, fused at 30 amperes (the circuit must be fused on both sides of the line). Electric Dryer, Model # WKEX200HBA must conform to the latest edition of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70, and all applicable local regulations. The wiring and grounding for the ENERGY STAR® Qualified LG Single Unit Front Load LG WashTower™ with Center Control™ 4.5 cu.
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