Electric heat circuit in apartment

[olc]

In an existing dwelling unit (apartment), is there any problem with connecting a small 120V electric heater in the bathroom to one of the dwelling unit ?lighting? circuits?
Is there any problem if the lighting circuit also serves the bathroom receptacle because in the 70?s a separate circuit for the bathroom receptacle was never installed?

(667 SF apartment, two 15A lighting circuits, 500W heater)

 

[kwired]

For NEC compliance - may depend on how AHJ wants to look at it, the bath receptacle needs to be on 20 amp circuit today, but at one time was permitted to be on 15 amp circuits with other areas.

For a reality check - unless there is other significant load on this circuit it likely doesn't give users much trouble.

If they are using a hair dryer in what is likely a pretty small bathroom, chances are it heats room enough the permanent heater turns off before overloading the circuit long enough to trip breaker - all depending on what else is on the circuit of course.

 

[Cavie]

add a 1500 watt blow drier to that and "click". who turn out the lights????