bath room circuit
- Thread starter mannyb
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It depends, if you are feeding the receptacle only in one bath then you can feed the other bath with the same circuit. However, if you feed the entire bathroom with the 20 amp circuit then you cannot continue on to the other bathroom
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You can feed a bath with one 20A circuit for lights and recpts and not anything else, or you can feed multiple bathroom recpts with one 20A circuit.
peter d
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Yes, as long as it only feeds receptacle outlets in other bathrooms. The 20 amp circuit can feed receptacle, lighting and other loads within the same bathroom, but cannot continue on to another bathroom.
peter d
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3 replies at once, is this a new record?
I would say if you supply anything else in one bathroom (not everything else, anything else), then the circuit must stay within that room.
Any one thing besides receptacles. Exhaust fan, light fixture, towel heater etc.
OK. what about a refridge, microwave, dishwasher, or anything in kitchen requiring GFCI in the kitchen would require a AFCI and GFCI protection at same time. BTW would the refridge outlet because of gfci and its own circuit need to be accessible? and not behind fridge. if sink is with in 6' Thanks
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1793
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- Louisville, Kentucky
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- Placerville, CA, USA
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- Retired PV System Designer
Apparently we have moved into the Kitchen. I think the Garage is next.
Followed shortly afterward by the outdoor barbecue "kitchen".
peter d
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They use 15 amp circuits in the bathroom......in Canada.
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- Placerville, CA, USA
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They use 15 amp circuits in the bathroom......in Canada.
They have inside plumbing in Canada?
peter d
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They have inside plumbing in Canada?
Only in Toronto and Vancouver. :lol:
We are. But some people probably DO have fridges, micros and dishwashers in their bathrooms.
K8MHZ
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I think the building and/or health codes would not allow that. You can't even have a bathroom door into a kitchen anymore.
I'd love to see the actual code that prohibits it.
K8MHZ
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I am pretty sure I could come up with the code about the location of the doors, but I am also pretty sure you are talking about the appliances.
However, in order to stay with the OP subject, we probably can be assured there won't be any cooking facilities unless told otherwise.
I know there's some codes about bathrooms opening into a kitchen, but I doubt there's any codes prohibiting dishwashers and fridges in the terlet.
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