Question 7010 of 925 · California General Electrician Exam
An old receptacle in a location where the current code requires GFCI protection is being replaced. What does the code require?
Exactly one answer is correct.
You got of questions right. Here on the question pages nobody remembers which ones you got wrong. The trainer saves your progress and asks the mistakes again until they stick.
Or free: the 10 questions most people get wrong
Show solution
Correct answer to question 7010
- B: The replacement must be GFCI protected
Explanation
Section 406.4(D)(3) (406.12(D) in NEC 2026) requires GFCI protection for a replacement receptacle wherever the current code requires GFCI protection at that location. This applies even if the original installation had none.
More questions: Equipment, Devices and Luminaires
- 7011A receptacle is replaced in a dwelling bedroom where the current code requires tamper-resistant receptacles. What must be installed?
- 7012May a receptacle be installed face up in a kitchen countertop?
- 7013What is the rule for installing a receptacle near a bathtub or shower?
- 7014How is an isolated ground receptacle identified on its face?
- 7015In a new dwelling, a switch box for a bedroom lighting switch is fed with cable. What does the code generally require in that box?
- 7016Which condition allows a lighting switch box to be installed without a grounded conductor under 404.2(C)?