Porch and closet

gmyers

Hello all,
I am still working on my remodel and have reached the front porch. Adding the porch (10' x 16') also involved ripping off an old closet and adding it back correctly (10' x 3'). The back wall of the closet is one of the exterior walls and therefor backs up to the porch (total 10' x 19'). I am also adding a small laundry room with a stackable washer/dryer near there.

Goals:
1) I am turning that closet into a small sewing/hobby area and wanted to add a plug.
2) I need to have a plug on the porch.

Problems/Questions:
1) Should I, extend the bedroom (11' x 14') circuit (20 A), adding a plug for the closet and then out that shared wall to a GFCI plug.
2) Should I run a new 15 A GFCI circuit all together?
3) Is it ok to feed off the washer plug or is that required to be dedicated? The laundry room is close enough to all of this to be any easy tie.
4) Lastly, is there a required maximum/minimum distance that the GFCI porch outlet can be from the front door? I've been told there is, but I sure don't understand the logic and doing so will make this significantly harder.

Thoughts?

Thanks!

Kyle_in_rure

I can't answer all your questions, but I can tell you that the Washing Machine circuit has to remain dedicated.
You could run a new 15 amp or 20 amp receptacle circuit, and place a couple of plugs in the hobby room, and install a GFCI plug on the front porch. Coming off the bedroom circuit may not be the best idea, due to AFCI requirements.
Some of your questions may depend upon the edition of the NEC that your area has adopted.

joecaption

http://www.renovation-headquarters.c...-6-12-code.htm

No outlets in a closet, dedacated 20 amp. line to washer

Need to go back and add your location to your profile so someone on here would know what your local codes call for.
I would run 12-2 on a 20 amp breaker for the outlets so you could safely run a a space heater.

brric

Receptacles are allowed in closets by the NEC.

gmyers

... AFCI requirements...
Good point. Forgot about that one. Might tie the closet off the bedroom and then drop a new circuit for the porch.

gmyers

washer: I wasn't sure, so thanks for clarifying.
closet: The layout of this closet allows it to be broken up into two smaller ones 2x (3' x 3') with the plug in the middle of it.

So, I'm hearing both "yay" and "nay". Which one is it?

Kyle_in_rure

Due to possible AFCI requirements,you could run the new closet plug off the bedroom circuit (is the bedroom the only thing on this circuit?), because technically bedrooms and other receptacle circuits will require AFCI breaker protection, depending on your local codes and whatever you are updating
The porch GFCI can have a new circuit.