knoppdude
Senior Member
- Location
- Sacramento,ca
I have a customer who has a bathroom that has one receptacle, located in a manner that does not meet the requirements of 210.52D, using the 2005 NEC. What he wants is to add two more receptacles onto this branch circuit, one directly across from the sink, and another on the wall outside of the bathroom. At first, I was going to tell him that I have to do this a certain way to meet the requirements for the 20amp dedicated circuit in the bathroom. However, what I have decided upon, is to give him what he asked for, using GFCI receptacles in the bathroom, especially as I don't know if the existing receptacle is on its own 20 amp circuit. I will tell him that while what he asks for is legal, that he still needs a dedicated 20 amp receptacle per the NEC. As I understand the code, it does not prohibit other circuits in the bathroom, even if their branch circuits go to receptacles outside of the bathroom. Does my reasoning sound correct?