Dwelling Unit Bathroom Receptacle circuit

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Question: Can other equipment in a dwelling unit bathroom, such as an exhaust fan, be on the same circuit with bathroom receptacles, when the circuit only serves one bathroom? 210.10(C)(3)(ex) appears to give permission, however, 210.23(A)(ex) appears to restrict other bathroom outlets to only receptacle outlets. Which overrides the other?
 
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Bill_From_GA said:
Question: Can other equipment in a dwelling unit bathroom, such as an exhaust fan, be on the same circuit with bathroom receptacles, when the circuit only serves one bathroom? 210.10(C)(3)(ex) appears to give permission, however, 210.23(A)(ex) appears to restrict other bathroom outlets to only receptacle outlets. Which overrides the other?
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You got it. If it serves only one bathroom it can supply other loads in the room. If it serves multiple bathrooms it can only serve receptacle outlets.
 
I agree although 210.23(A)(ex) says that small appliance, laundry, and bathroom branch circuits in dwelling shall supply only the receptacle outlets? It doesn't seem to provide any alternatives, or exceptions.
 
Semantics... :D
I think you can read the exception say "no other receptacle outlets outside of the respective area" and no "only receptacle outlets period"
 
augie47 said:
Semantics... :D
I think you can read the exception say "no other receptacle outlets outside of the respective area" and no "only receptacle outlets period"
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Thanks everyone for responding to my question. I'm going with, it is OK to place other equipment such as exhaust fans on a bathroom circuit as long as it only serves one bathroom.
 
Single piece of equipment cannot exceed 50% of load of circuit and hydromassage bathtubs need to be on individual circuit 680.72
 
I do a lot of apartments. I keep the lights, exhaust fans, loads on their own circuit so the lights don't go out when someone overloads the receptacle circuit.

RC
 
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Single piece of equipment cannot exceed 50% of load of circuit and hydromassage bathtubs need to be on individual circuit 680.72
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That single piece of equipment need be fastened in place or otherwise have a dedicated outlet - making the hydromassage tub qualify. I don't see how 680.72 has anything to do with requiring an individual circuit for the tub though.

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I do a lot of apartments. I keep the lights, exhaust fans, loads on their own circuit so the lights don't go out when someone overloads the receptacle circuit.

RC
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That is a design issue not a code issue - though is not a bad idea.
 
680.71 for individual branch circuit for hydromassage tub nec 2008. Not 680.72. My bad.


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