rick15752
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Hi everyone,
I'm renovating my bathrooms, 2 are second floor and 1 on the first floor. I'm in California. These bathrooms are small, 5 x 11 upstairs and 5 x 7 downstairs, and all have windows. However, building code now states that mechanical exhaust fans must be installed in each bathroom that has a tub or shower, regardless of the presence of windows. All bathrooms have showers. The home was built in 1985 so there is a single circuit that serves all bathroom outlets protected by one GFCI in the master bath. There is a separate circuit for the lights. If I'm interpretting the NEC correctly, 210.11(3) says you cannot run other things from the GFCI protected bathroom circuit. Can someone confirm? I was hoping to do that with the bathroom exhaust fan in one bathroom where I would place a Broan 744SFL on the ceiling in the shower area. The ceiling height is 87". The Broan 744SFL is rated for use above the shower as long as it is protected by a GFCI circuit.
I don't want to run a new circuit from the panel. An alternative might be tapping into the light circuit to power a second GFCI which would then serve the fan controlled by a switch.
Any NEC issues with that? A building permit was secured for the renovation work.
Thanks.
Rick
I'm renovating my bathrooms, 2 are second floor and 1 on the first floor. I'm in California. These bathrooms are small, 5 x 11 upstairs and 5 x 7 downstairs, and all have windows. However, building code now states that mechanical exhaust fans must be installed in each bathroom that has a tub or shower, regardless of the presence of windows. All bathrooms have showers. The home was built in 1985 so there is a single circuit that serves all bathroom outlets protected by one GFCI in the master bath. There is a separate circuit for the lights. If I'm interpretting the NEC correctly, 210.11(3) says you cannot run other things from the GFCI protected bathroom circuit. Can someone confirm? I was hoping to do that with the bathroom exhaust fan in one bathroom where I would place a Broan 744SFL on the ceiling in the shower area. The ceiling height is 87". The Broan 744SFL is rated for use above the shower as long as it is protected by a GFCI circuit.
I don't want to run a new circuit from the panel. An alternative might be tapping into the light circuit to power a second GFCI which would then serve the fan controlled by a switch.
Any NEC issues with that? A building permit was secured for the renovation work.
Thanks.
Rick