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ARVC Continues Campaign To Block GFCI Protection At RV Sites
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through National Association of RV Parks and Campground's website.
DENVER, Colo. - The National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) plans to continue its advocacy efforts following a recent ruling announced by the National Electric Code (NEC), part of the National Fire Code series published by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), a private trade association. While not federal law, the NEC is approved as an American national standard by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and is adopted by states to govern the safe installation of electrical wiring. Equipment manufacturers, who would benefit financially from the ruling, have been pressing the NEC to require a ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) on every 30- and 50-amp RV pedestal, a move that is estimated to cost RV park and campground owners $400 for each electric pedestal in their campground.
The NEC recently announced a decision to revert to language from the 2017 code which leaves this portion of the standard open to interpretation. The ARVC however intends to fight on. “We aren’t satisfied with simply reverting back to the 2017 standard and leaving this open to interpretation,” Paul Bambei, president and CEO of ARVC, said in a statement. “Our advocacy efforts to specifically prohibit the requirement for GFCI protection will continue and ARVC is entrenched in the fight for our members and the outdoor hospitality industry. We will not rest on this until a standard is in place that protects our member parks from unnecessary regulation."
Find out more about this issue, as well as an advocacy toolkit and talking points, on the ARVC website.