The Township has a set of U&O requirements that applies to homes sold in the Township. A U&O application and inspection in the township costs $70.00, and must be satisfactorily completed prior to the settlement date of a property.
The specific requirement for a GFCI is stated in the the U&O as:
Ground Fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) receptacles are required for receptacles located in bathrooms, powder rooms, laundry room, garages, outside receptacles, vicinity of pools, saunas etc. and in kitchen countertops. A receptacle with a single yolk that is dedicated for an appliance need not have a GFCI installed.
GFCI’s are designed to prevent electrical shock by breaking the circuit when there is an imbalance in current flowing between the hot – the right slot, and the neutral slot located on the left of the outlet. It can detect small amounts of electricity that standard outlets and circuit breakers can not sense, and turn off the current in as little as 1/30 of a second, preventing a potential lethal shock.
Wallingford Real Estate – Wallingford, PA 19086
