Bathroom Receptacles

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Have a question about additional bathroom receptacles. I am currently roughing a master bathroom and the builder has requested a standard wall height receptacle. The receptacle will be used for a space heater basically right inside the bathroom door in front of the cabinets. Can the bathroom countertop receptacles also feed a lower wall receptacle?
 
Depending on the load for the space heater, IMO, you might be in violation of 210.23(A)(1).
 
augie47 said:
Depending on the load for the space heater, IMO, you might be in violation of 210.23(A)(1).
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Yeah, that’s what I was thinking too. Hair dryer and a heater at the same time, would be in violation, which brings me to my next question. Can an adjacent bedroom feed a non-counter GFCI Receptacle in a bathroom?
 
Bama_Electrical said:
Yeah, that’s what I was thinking too. Hair dryer and a heater at the same time, would be in violation, which brings me to my next question. Can an adjacent bedroom feed a non-counter GFCI Receptacle in a bathroom?
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Read 210.11(C)(3) and its exception.
 
roger said:
Read 210.11(C)(3) and its exception.
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You are correct, Sir. I missed the exception. With that in mind, I agree with your "yes" in Post #2.
Were I doing that job I would want to point out the potential shortcomings in doing so.
 
Unless there was no wall space for it I would offer to install a recessed fan forced wall heater. A space heater in the middle of the floor presents a fall or tripping hazard at 3:00 A.M.
 
Bama_Electrical said:
Have a question about additional bathroom receptacles. I am currently roughing a master bathroom and the builder has requested a standard wall height receptacle. The receptacle will be used for a space heater basically right inside the bathroom door in front of the cabinets. Can the bathroom countertop receptacles also feed a lower wall receptacle?
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Receptacles in residential bathrooms must can share other receptacles in the same bathroom or another bathroom, unlike kitchen receptacles cannot be shared with multiple kitchens.

Your receptacle in the bathroom is to be GFCI protected especially when within 6’ of water.


What is not clear to me is that in the NEC section covering this also mentions that receptacles for lighting must be 3 feet away from the bathtub but I’ve wired a bathroom that was too small to meet this requirement and I’ve seen others wire a lighting receptacle directly over the top of a bath tub with listed water resistant Lighting.
 
Jpflex said:
Receptacles in residential bathrooms must can share other receptacles in the same bathroom or another bathroom, unlike kitchen receptacles cannot be shared with multiple kitchens.

Your receptacle in the bathroom is to be GFCI protected especially when within 6’ of water.


What is not clear to me is that in the NEC section covering this also mentions that receptacles for lighting must be 3 feet away from the bathtub but I’ve wired a bathroom that was too small to meet this requirement and I’ve seen others wire a lighting receptacle directly over the top of a bath tub with listed water resistant Lighting.
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What are you calling a "lighting receptacle"?
 
Lighting receptacle most likely often placed in ceiling directly above bathtub
 
roger said:
Terminology can be important, what article section do you see the term "lighting receptacle" used?
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Since it is relatively unlikely that portable or countertop lights will be used in a bathroom (with the possible exception of a night light), there wouild not be much use for a "lighting receptacle".
All receptacles are outlets, but not all outlets are receptacles.
 
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