Around the first of May I asked if there was any
such thing as a permanently mounted GFCI wall tap
effectively making that receptacle into perhaps
6 outlets. Unfortunately there isn't but someone
suggested I use one of those power strips.

Tuesday I bought one at Walmart and mounted it on
the side of my vanity. Works perfectly! Until
one of y'all gets on the ball and invents one
that screws into the original outlet this power
strip will fill that gap. For whoever suggested
this work around a hearty THANKS!!

On 06/08/2017 01:58 PM, ItsJoanNotJoann wrote:
Around the first of May I asked if there was any
such thing as a permanently mounted GFCI wall tap
effectively making that receptacle into perhaps
6 outlets. Unfortunately there isn't but someone
suggested I use one of those power strips.

Tuesday I bought one at Walmart and mounted it on
the side of my vanity. Works perfectly! Until
one of y'all gets on the ball and invents one
that screws into the original outlet this power
strip will fill that gap. For whoever suggested
this work around a hearty THANKS!!


If you watched This Old House Hour you'd know how to take out the single
box and put in a triple-gang box. It's so simple even those DIY Network
clowns could do it.

On Thursday, June 8, 2017 at 1:57:15 PM UTC-5, Scott Carlon wrote:

If you watched This Old House Hour you'd know how to take out the single
box and put in a triple-gang box. It's so simple even those DIY Network
clowns could do it.


1. I watch 'This Old House' hour faithfully.

2. I don't do any electrical work except pay the electric bill.

3. Still would not have fulfilled my wants/needs.

4. Last year I did a complete bathroom remodel on the original
bathroom of this house. Three (3) GFCI receptacles were
installed. One for the new tub and one on either side of
large oval mirror over the medicine cabinet. I am happy
with those two. The power strip was for the second bathroom.

On Thursday, June 8, 2017 at 3:13:28 PM UTC-4, ItsJoanNotJoann wrote:
On Thursday, June 8, 2017 at 1:57:15 PM UTC-5, Scott Carlon wrote:

If you watched This Old House Hour you'd know how to take out the single
box and put in a triple-gang box. It's so simple even those DIY Network
clowns could do it.


1. I watch 'This Old House' hour faithfully.

2. I don't do any electrical work except pay the electric bill.

3. Still would not have fulfilled my wants/needs.

4. Last year I did a complete bathroom remodel on the original
bathroom of this house. Three (3) GFCI receptacles were
installed. One for the new tub and one on either side of
large oval mirror over the medicine cabinet. I am happy
with those two. The power strip was for the second bathroom.

Were the ones on each side of mirror done just for a balanced look?

I can possibly see a separate circuit for the tub (spa?) but a separate
circuit for each side of the medicine cabinet seems like over-kill. If
it wasn't for looks, and it's the same circuit, why didn't they put a
standard receptacle downstream of the GFCI?

On Thu, 8 Jun 2017 18:55:44 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

On Thursday, June 8, 2017 at 3:13:28 PM UTC-4, ItsJoanNotJoann wrote:
On Thursday, June 8, 2017 at 1:57:15 PM UTC-5, Scott Carlon wrote:

If you watched This Old House Hour you'd know how to take out the single
box and put in a triple-gang box. It's so simple even those DIY Network
clowns could do it.


1. I watch 'This Old House' hour faithfully.

2. I don't do any electrical work except pay the electric bill.

3. Still would not have fulfilled my wants/needs.

4. Last year I did a complete bathroom remodel on the original
bathroom of this house. Three (3) GFCI receptacles were
installed. One for the new tub and one on either side of
large oval mirror over the medicine cabinet. I am happy
with those two. The power strip was for the second bathroom.

Were the ones on each side of mirror done just for a balanced look?

I can possibly see a separate circuit for the tub (spa?) but a separate
circuit for each side of the medicine cabinet seems like over-kill. If
it wasn't for looks, and it's the same circuit, why didn't they put a
standard receptacle downstream of the GFCI?
Mabee to run 2 1500 watt hair driers at the same time?

On Thursday, June 8, 2017 at 9:35:33 PM UTC-5, wrote:

On Thu, 8 Jun 2017 18:55:44 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

I can possibly see a separate circuit for the tub (spa?) but a separate
circuit for each side of the medicine cabinet seems like over-kill. If
it wasn't for looks, and it's the same circuit, why didn't they put a
standard receptacle downstream of the GFCI?

Mabee to run 2 1500 watt hair driers at the same time?


Naw, the cat doesn't care for hair dryers.

On Thursday, June 8, 2017 at 8:55:48 PM UTC-5, DerbyDad03 wrote:

On Thursday, June 8, 2017 at 3:13:28 PM UTC-4, ItsJoanNotJoann wrote:

Last year I did a complete bathroom remodel on the original
bathroom of this house. Three (3) GFCI receptacles were
installed. One for the new tub and one on either side of
large oval mirror over the medicine cabinet. I am happy
with those two. The power strip was for the second bathroom.

Were the ones on each side of mirror done just for a balanced look?

Yes!

I can possibly see a separate circuit for the tub (spa?) but a separate
circuit for each side of the medicine cabinet seems like over-kill. If
it wasn't for looks, and it's the same circuit, why didn't they put a
standard receptacle downstream of the GFCI?


I guess I wasn't clear with that. All three receptacles are on one
circuit.

On Friday, June 9, 2017 at 1:55:04 AM UTC-4, ItsJoanNotJoann wrote:
On Thursday, June 8, 2017 at 8:55:48 PM UTC-5, DerbyDad03 wrote:

On Thursday, June 8, 2017 at 3:13:28 PM UTC-4, ItsJoanNotJoann wrote:

Last year I did a complete bathroom remodel on the original
bathroom of this house. Three (3) GFCI receptacles were
installed. One for the new tub and one on either side of
large oval mirror over the medicine cabinet. I am happy
with those two. The power strip was for the second bathroom.

Were the ones on each side of mirror done just for a balanced look?

Yes!

I can possibly see a separate circuit for the tub (spa?) but a separate
circuit for each side of the medicine cabinet seems like over-kill. If
it wasn't for looks, and it's the same circuit, why didn't they put a
standard receptacle downstream of the GFCI?


I guess I wasn't clear with that. All three receptacles are on one
circuit.

3 GFCI's on one circuit in such a small area seems like over-kill. It seems to me that either the
pair of sink ones could have been been placed down-stream of the tub GFCI or the tub could
have been placed down-stream of the "matching pair" at the sink.

Do you know why they used so many GFCI's? Just curious.

On Thu, 8 Jun 2017 22:55:01 -0700 (PDT), ItsJoanNotJoann
wrote:

On Thursday, June 8, 2017 at 8:55:48 PM UTC-5, DerbyDad03 wrote:

On Thursday, June 8, 2017 at 3:13:28 PM UTC-4, ItsJoanNotJoann wrote:

Last year I did a complete bathroom remodel on the original
bathroom of this house. Three (3) GFCI receptacles were
installed. One for the new tub and one on either side of
large oval mirror over the medicine cabinet. I am happy
with those two. The power strip was for the second bathroom.

Were the ones on each side of mirror done just for a balanced look?

Yes!

I can possibly see a separate circuit for the tub (spa?) but a separate
circuit for each side of the medicine cabinet seems like over-kill. If
it wasn't for looks, and it's the same circuit, why didn't they put a
standard receptacle downstream of the GFCI?


I guess I wasn't clear with that. All three receptacles are on one
circuit.
Then if they used 3 GFCI outlets they didn't know what they were
doing.