bathroom gfi sharing

05-28-2012, 08:06 PM	#1
handifoot Member   Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: portland, OR Posts: 151	bathroom gfi sharing Can I put my bathroom dedicated 20 amp GFI receptacle in a double gang box and share that space with a general lighting or fan switch circuit? Thanks __________________ I'm gonna hurl myself against the wall because I'd rather feel bad than not feel anything at all Warren Zevon

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05-28-2012, 08:09 PM	#2
Code05 Member     Join Date: May 2009 Location: Easton MD Posts: 1,827	bathroom gfi sharing Yes you can.

05-28-2012, 09:02 PM	#3
Jim Port Licensed electrician   Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,977	bathroom gfi sharing Be sure to tie both grounds together and to the devices. __________________ Answers based on the National Electrical Code. Local amendments may apply. Check with your local building officials.

05-29-2012, 07:18 AM	#4
jbfan Electrical Contractor   Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Newnan GA Posts: 5,008	bathroom gfi sharing As long as the gfci circuit does not feed another bathroom. __________________ Yes I am a Pirate, 200 years too late. "Jimmy Buffett"

05-29-2012, 07:54 AM	#5
Macro Member   Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 123	bathroom gfi sharing Quote: Originally Posted by jbfan As long as the gfci circuit does not feed another bathroom. From what I gather in the original post, he is only sharing the box, it seems as if he is saying that the lighting is on a different circuit. If that's the case, then that bathroom receptacle circuit can feed receptacles in other bathrooms.

05-29-2012, 08:00 AM	#6
jbfan Electrical Contractor   Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Newnan GA Posts: 5,008	bathroom gfi sharing Thanks, I misread it. __________________ Yes I am a Pirate, 200 years too late. "Jimmy Buffett"