Quote Originally Posted by BigDave View Post
Check with your local electrical inspector, each municipality adopts the NEC at different times and many are several years behind. Many municipalities also ammend the NEC. In my area, GFCI is required for circulation as is a twist lock outlet and cord not more than 3' long although none of this is specified in the locally adopted version of NEC.
Yup, that's code in New Jersey suburbs--I have the same codes as Big Dave, including the twist-lock, 3' cord, AND internal timer! Oh, and ANYTHING outdoors, or near water in NJ must have GFCI. No exceptions.