I am putting an outlet under the eaves in my front yard to use for seasonal lighting. I am connecting it to a breaker that is only powering 2 outside wall mounted lights. The eaves are about 10 ft tall. I also will install a weatherproof flip lid outlet cover.
My question is can I install a (Weather Resistant)WR outlet or does it have to be GFCI?
Reason I ask is because there is no outlet cover with 2 flip lids for GFCI because of the design, but there is one for the WR outlet.
Best Answer
They do make while-in-use covers that work with GFCI outlets. See, for example, this one at Home Depot (not an endorsement or recommendation, just an example). And, they do make WR GFCI receptacles, so you could do both. Pretty sure at least GFCI is required by the NEC.
Here is an example of a WR GFCI outlet.