Bathroom code question

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I am double checking something. Is there a code requirement that bathrooms have their own 20 amp circuit with no shared receptacles outside the individual bath? This would be based out of the 2003 IRC. I have always wired this way and am double checking for a code basis and can't seem to locate it. (never can find what you need when in a hurry)

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c2500
 
NEC says bathroom receptacles must be supplied with an individual 20A circuit you can feed more than one bathroom with this circuit as long as no other equipment in the bath is feed from this circuit
 
cowboyjwc said:
I don't have a 2008, but I thought there was a change that you could feed a single bath with a 20 amp circuit if you only fed that bathroom.
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NEC 2008 210.11 (C) (3) Exception

"Where the 20-ampere circuit supplies a single bathroom, outlets for other equipment within the same bathroom shall be permitted to be supplied in accordance with 210.23(A)(1) and (A)(2)."

FPN: See examples D1(a), D1(b) amd D4(a) in Annex D


NEC 1999 210.11 (C)(3) is the same as the NEC 2008.
 
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I'm being informed by two commercial electricians that this code article applies only to residential bathrooms, And that they have been putting other receptacles on the bathroom circuits in office buildings for years and getting them inspected that way for years without any problems from inspectors. Could somebody shed some light on this for me. Thank you
 
Special K said:
I'm being informed by two commercial electricians that this code article applies only to residential bathrooms. . . .
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They are right. Code article 210.11(C)(3) has the rule about bathroom receptacles, and it is a sub-paragraph of 210,11(C), the title of which is "Dwelling Units." There is no similar rule about non-dwelling units.
 
Special K said:
I'm being informed by two commercial electricians that this code article applies only to residential bathrooms, And that they have been putting other receptacles on the bathroom circuits in office buildings for years and getting them inspected that way for years without any problems from inspectors. Could somebody shed some light on this for me. Thank you
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Generally speaking, the NEC includes alot of design criteria for dwelling circuits. . You already have the example of 210.11(C) circuits restricted to 20a min, plus can have no lighting. . There's 210.52(A)(1) + (A)(2)(1) general wall plug spacing: 2,6,12 required for dwellings only. . There's 210.52(C)(1) kitchen counter plug spacing: 1,2,4 required for dwellings only.

Look at the differences in lighting requirements.
210.70(A) Dwelling
210.70(C) non-Dwelling

Design criteria is pretty wide open for non-Dwelling in the NEC. . Individual state building code has the majority of electrical design requirements for non-Dwelling projects.

David
 
I don't believe any receptacles are required in non-dwelling bathrooms, so it would only be logical that a separate circuit would not be required for a non-required receptacle... How 'bout that, I was finally able to use "code" and "logical" in the same sentence!!
 
haskindm said:
I don't believe any receptacles are required in non-dwelling bathrooms, so it would only be logical that a separate circuit would not be required for a non-required receptacle... How 'bout that, I was finally able to use "code" and "logical" in the same sentence!!
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"code":rolleyes:

I'm still lookin' for the word "code" :rolleyes:
 
haskindm said:
I don't believe any receptacles are required in non-dwelling bathrooms, so it would only be logical that a separate circuit would not be required for a non-required receptacle... How 'bout that, I was finally able to use "code" and "logical" in the same sentence!!
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You're correct, they are not required.
 
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