On Sun, 11 Dec 2005 00:48:43 GMT, Steve Kraus
wrote:

I don't know what the Code says nowadays either. But it certainly *can* be
done safely especially if we are only talking about a couple of fixtures
drawing maybe 1 or 2 A a piece.

If this new room has several outlets on different walls I think it would be
more useful to put some of them on one circuit and the others plus the
light fixtures on another circuit rather than fixtures on one, outlets on
another. But, again, I don't know what the Code's opinion is. My way
gives the room more practical ampacity plus if you do trip a circuit the
entire room doesn't go dark.


But trip the other one and it does. You could divide the light
fixtures too.

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