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Wiring Bathroom Circuit

15 years ago

I will be wiring a bathroom 10x12 foot bathroom with the following:

two lights

two receptacle (on apossing walls)

one fan\heater\light combo

I was planning on placing all of these on a 20A 12/2 ciruit. I was planning on bringing the 12/2 wiring for the breaker panel to the first GFCI receptacle then 12/2 onto the second GFCI recetacle then 12/2 onto the two double stack switches then 12/2 onto the both lights. Does this sound right? Do the receptacles have to be at a certain hieght?

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hendricus
15 years ago
The fan/light/heat I installed required a dedicated 20 amp line. You should plan on 2 lines, one for lights and receptacles and one for f/l/h.
Ron Natalie
15 years ago
One GFCI receptacle can feed/protect subsequent other receptacles. The heater instructions may mandate a GFCI for it as well.
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Normel, sorry for the link. I guess only I have access. It's pretty simple - Switch outside the door to Bathroom. Along the inside wall, in order starting from the door--- receptacle, light over vanity, (switch for vanity light?). Exhaust fan/light unit overhead in ceiling. I was thinking of one dedicated 20A feed for the Bathroom, including the two light fixture units and the receptacle. I will have a separate 20A AFCI circuit which will feed the lights (2) and receptacles (8) for the two small bedrooms. Thanks, Ted
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joed
15 years ago
If it wasn't a heater I would say you are OK. The heater should not be on the same circuit as the receptacles. Use a hair dryer and the heater and you have a good chance of tripping the breaker.
lebloom
15 years ago
I've got a question. Its a little off the wall but it deals with the wiring of the bath room. My vacuum all of the sudden has started to kick off the breaker in the bath room where I plug it in. This has never done this before. Just bought a Dyson model two months ago so am thinking its probably doing this. In the bath room is also the washer and dryer. Have always used this outlet with a vacuum and have never seen this happen till today. House is only 25 yrs old and no ground faults installed.
hendricus
15 years ago
Have you tried a different outlet in a different room to see what that does?

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