Doug Miller wrote:
In article , Sam Takoy wrote:
Doug Miller wrote:
2008 NEC, Article 210.11(C)(3) requires a minimum of one 20A circuit to supply
bathroom receptacles -- but it does not prohibit installation of 15A circuits
in addition to the required 20A circuit.
[...]
That one 20A circuit is permitted to supply receptacles in *multiple*
bathrooms. It may not supply receptacles anywhere else, but it it *not*
required to have one 20A circuit *per bathroom*.
Do the same rules apply to first floor powder rooms?

I have no idea what you mean by a "powder room".

Here's what the NEC means by "bathroom":
"An area including a basin with one or more of the following: a toilet, a tub,
or a shower." [2008 NEC, Article 100]

NEC rules applying to bathrooms apply to any room meeting that definition,
regardless of what you call it, or what floor it's on.


OK, let me belabor this point. There is a toilet and a sink in an area
of 7 sq. ft. There is no place to plug in a radiator. The only place to
put the outlet is in the same electrical box as the light switch. The
light is already wired with 14/2 and the ceiling is closed.

I can break the code in one of three ways:
1. Put two circuits in one electrical box (15amp and 20amp)
2. Have only one 20 amp circuit with 14/2 wire running to the light
3. Use a 15amp GFCI outlet.

I'm thinking of going for #3.