Receptacles in dwelling unit bathrooms

[Michael Larson]

Personally I want to know where a requirement comes from. Be it the NEC, IRC, or the UBC etc..

As some one else here says "knowledge is power"

[Mike Whitt]

Originally Posted by jtedesco1

I am insisting that the receptacle in the bathroom fixture be properly protected by a GFCI device, or it can be removed and blanked off!


Home Inspectors don't do code, STOP, please STOP quoting the Code!

Joe please.....Just what are you doing here

Originally Posted by jtedesco1

In dwelling units ALL 125-volt, single-phase, 15- and 20-ampere receptacles installed in a bathroom are required to have ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection for personnel.

and here

Originally Posted by jtedesco1

A bathroom is required to be supplied by at

least one 20 amp branch circuit for the supply to the bathroom receptacle outlet(s). Such circuits cannot have any other outlets, unless the 20-ampere circuit supplies a single bathroom.

and here

Originally Posted by jtedesco1

You said that the circuit in the bedroom was used, that's not acceptable, the 20 amp circuit to the bathroom must be installed to protect ALL ..... bathroom receptacle outlet(s) and they are to be protected by a GFCI DEVICE

If the cabinet comes prewired as a piece of equipment then protect a 15 amp general lighting circuit and be done with it as long as the required receptacle is installed.

[jtedesco1]

No shalls, or numbers were included, the home inspector must veriify that the receptacle in the lighting fixture is protected, that's all I was covering! Never said anything about any cabinet!

[Greg Fretwell]

I don't have the proper PPE to enter this discussion ... Carry on

[jtedesco1]

Originally Posted by Greg Fretwell

I don't have the proper PPE to enter this discussion ... Carry on

Greg, please do join in, we are dealing with the type of person who we encountered during the early 90's on Prodigy when we were covering the code within the SSE!

You can use my PPE, I am taking a rest now, OK?