Washroom plug.

[the gypsy]

hello fellow GJ fans. My question today is, this question is directed mainly to my fellow Qubecers. Is there any one out there that knows the requirements for a GFCI circuits in a washroom? The reason I ask is recently i saw a washroom with a 20 amp GFCI circuit. I am wondering if this is the new code or not. I know the person that did the work was a qualified electrician, but I am curious if it is the new code or if the electrician upsold the client.

 

[tfi racing]

No CEC requirement for a dedicated circuit for washroom GFCI receptacles,but not a bad idea.

 

[BillK]

Gypsy,
I am not in Canada but being the inquisitive type I had to check ........

Scroll down an inch or so for the requirements.

http://www.ehow.com/list_6821396_canadian-requirements-gfci-installation.html

 

[the gypsy]

No CEC requirement for a dedicated circuit for washroom GFCI receptacles,but not a bad idea.

This may be true, but my tenants would like to use their hair dryer in the washroom. and there is not a dedicated circuit. Therefore when they use the hair dryer it pops the breaker, being a small 3 1/2, the lights are all on 1 breaker.

More importantly is not whether I will run a dedicated circuit or not but whether I have to run a 15 amp circuit or a 20 amp circuit.

 

[the gypsy]

Gypsy,
I am not in Canada but being the inquisitive type I had to check ........

Scroll down an inch or so for the requirements.

http://www.ehow.com/list_6821396_canadian-requirements-gfci-installation.html

Thank you for your time and research. I know about GFCI's because as a DIYer I have installed many. I probably installed one of the first ones when they first hit the market. But the question is did the code change recently or not, in reference to the minimum amperage required for this circuit.

 

[KRB52]

Check with your local building inspector's office. They should be able to tell you if a GFI is needed and what the amperage should be.

 

[BillK]

Gypsy,
If the hair dryer is popping the breaker, there is a problem with the hair dryer. My bathroom receptacles are both on the same GFCI breaker and we never have a problem with hair dryers etc. Heck I had the vacuum cleaner plugged into one of them last weekend.

 

[the gypsy]

Gypsy,
If the hair dryer is popping the breaker, there is a problem with the hair dryer. My bathroom receptacles are both on the same GFCI breaker and we never have a problem with hair dryers etc. Heck I had the vacuum cleaner plugged into one of them last weekend.

Thank you BillK. The problem is not with the dryer, it is because the whole appartment "3 1/2" is wired on 1, 15 amp circuit. Therefore with all of the electronics plugged in permanently the lights and the hair dryer causes the breaker to pop.

 

[matt151617]

Thank you BillK. The problem is not with the dryer, it is because the whole appartment "3 1/2" is wired on 1, 15 amp circuit. Therefore with all of the electronics plugged in permanently the lights and the hair dryer causes the breaker to pop.

The entire apartment is on one 15 amp circuit? That's not a good idea, regardless of where it is. Even a shed usually has its own 20 amp circuit. That apartment badly needs an upgrade with a lot more circuits.