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in a existing bathroom that currently already has a 20 amp dedicated circuit for a GFCI and also has a separate circuit for lighting can you install a receptacle in a make up closet that is more than 6 feet away From any basin. The receptacle would be fished Up about 3 feet from the master bedroom Outlet which is on the same wall and that outlet is coming from a 15 amp source.
Does it need to be An additional 20 amp circuit?
Does it need to be GFCI protected?
 
Is the makeup closet part of the bathroom? If not then you cannot extend the 20 bathroom circuit to the closet.
 
infinity said:
Is the makeup closet part of the bathroom? If not then you cannot extend the 20 bathroom circuit to the closet.
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The closet will be part of the bathroom . the new circuit would be coming from the master bedroom receptacle which would share the same wall. Would I still need GFCI protection in a closet that is closed off and the receptacle will be used four electric shavers and the rest of the closet for make up and things ,not laundry
 
Little Bill said:
I wouldn't consider a closet in a bathroom to be a separate room.
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You haven’t seen some closets off of bathrooms apparently. I’ve seen closets over 100 sq ft..

My wife’s closet is 70+ sq ft..
mine is less than 25. Go figure..
 
Hv&Lv said:
You haven’t seen some closets off of bathrooms apparently. I’ve seen closets over 100 sq ft..

My wife’s closet is 70+ sq ft..
mine is less than 25. Go figure..
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If the closet projects into the bath I would say it's in the same room, but if you have to leave the bath to enter it protruding into an adjacent area, I would say it is not in the bath.

BTW, we built an addition on a couple of years ago. It included a huge (easily over 100 sq ft) walk-in closet with two sides. I (wrongly) assumed "his & her" sides. I asked my wife which side was hers. Her reply, "both sides are mine, you can have the old closet all to your self". That closet isn't big enough to pick your nose in, but guess who's it is now?
 
Little Bill said:
If the closet projects into the bath I would say it's in the same room, but if you have to leave the bath to enter it protruding into an adjacent area, I would say it is not in the bath.

BTW, we built an addition on a couple of years ago. It included a huge (easily over 100 sq ft) walk-in closet with two sides. I (wrongly) assumed "his & her" sides. I asked my wife which side was hers. Her reply, "both sides are mine, you can have the old closet all to your self". That closet isn't big enough to pick your nose in, but guess who's it is now?
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I'm mostly with you here. I wouldn't say "If the closet projects into the bath" though.

If it is a separate room I don't think it should be considered part of the bathroom.

But then we get those occasional "rooms" that contain nothing but a tub/shower and/or a toilet, but the vanity is in a separate "room". In a way there is no NEC defined "bathroom" at all in such an installation, but I can almost assure you many inspectors will want to see 20 amp circuit to the vanity outlets and won't let you put anything else on the circuit that doesn't serve "bathroom purposes" even though he has bent the NEC definition of bathroom here.
 
Dennis Alwon said:
Yes, IMO you can do that but it must be gfci protected
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I am not sure that GFCI protection would be required but I think that the cost is minimal so I would install a GFCI protected receptacle just to be on the safe side. Sometimes I think it's better to spend a couple extra bucks and know that people are safe.
 
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