GFCI in Unfinished basement

[jtalbott]

I am adding a 20A circuit and 4-5 receptacles to unfinished basement.

Nebraska code as I read it requires that ALL receptacles be GFCI in this scenario. Sound correct? The guy at Lowe's tells me one GFCI on LINE side and using standard for the rest on the LOAD side will work.

Also, the electrical book I am using recommends not adding downstream receptacles to the LOAD to prevent "phantom" spikes. It recommends using each GFCI as "stand-alone". Thoughts?

Thanks in advance ...
JT

[irregularjoe]

It is perfectly acceptable to wire the first GFIC plug to the line side and then continue the circuit downstream on the load side. However, any ground fault that does occur will then knock out your entire protected circuit. If this isn't a concern for you, then use the single GFCI. If it is a problem, then install GFCI plugs in parallel at each location.


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[jtalbott]

Not necessarily a concern, so I will try it that way. If it causes problems, I can always change it. Thanks for the help.