switched outlet in Bath

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I have a customer who wants me to install a switched outlet in the guest bath so they can plug in a tiny table lamp and have it turn on instead of vanity lights.
since a Bathroom will require a GFCI oultet and switching power on & off to it will cause it to trip how about installing an outlet that is on the load side of GFCI and switching the feed in from the load side GFCI. Do you think of this idea?
 
Riograndeelectric said:
I have a customer who wants me to install a switched outlet in the guest bath so they can plug in a tiny table lamp and have it turn on instead of vanity lights.
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As long as it's in addition to a peremanent fixture, you're okay. See: 210.70
Since a Bathroom will require a GFCI oultet and switching power on & off to it will cause it to trip . . .
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It would? Why? Newer GFCI receptacles will not set without power, but they don't trip upon power loss. None that I've used, anyway.
. . . how about installing an outlet that is on the load side of GFCI and switching the feed in from the load side GFCI.
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I've never heard that a required bath GFCI receptacle can't be switched, so you could either switch the required receptacle, or you could supply the switch and an additional receptacle from the required receptacle.
 
all GFCIs . P&S , COOPER will trip when you first apply power and if you turn power off and back on they tend to trip.I have had thi happen when evr I turn the circuit off to work on it and then turn it back on GFCI trips
 
Riograndeelectric said:
all GFCIs . P&S , COOPER will trip when you first apply power and if you turn power off and back on they tend to trip.I have had thi happen when evr I turn the circuit off to work on it and then turn it back on GFCI trips
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If that's the case, feed the switch and its receptacle from the load-side terminals of the GFCI receptacle.
 
Riograndeelectric said:
...since a Bathroom will require a GFCI oultet ...
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Both of the bathrooms in my house have switch-controlled GFCIs, I put them in 15 or so years ago and I don't think either of them have ever tripped during normal usage.

I tripped one with some abnormal usage once, but that's another story... ;)
 
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all GFCIs . P&S , COOPER will trip when you first apply power and if you turn power off and back on they tend to trip.I have had thi happen when evr I turn the circuit off to work on it and then turn it back on GFCI trips
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I believe you believe this and some of the time you could be correct. but if it was correct all the time, every power outage would have our phone ringing off the wall with people not knowing how to reset them.
I wish your were right.
 
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This switch/gfci combo from Levinton won't trip when you shut the power off to it! I use them all the time to control lights above tubs/showers (local code).
 
Minuteman said:
This switch/gfci combo from Levinton won't trip when you shut the power off to it! I use them all the time to control lights above tubs/showers (local code).
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this is a seperate switch seperate GFI
You have to wire it to work the way you are describing.

What code article says you need GFI protection over a tub?
 
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