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   DanH | Nov 22, 2010 11:26pm | #1

   Nothing wrong with having multiple GFCIs on a circuit.  However, the rules have changed a lot in the past 20 years, and there may be a rule that would prevent having the bath and sump pump on the same circuit.

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   manhattan42 | Nov 24, 2010 05:50pm | #4

   2008 NEC requires the bath to have its own 20 amp circuit.

   Can't be shared with utility room or sump pump.

   Lights, exhaust fans, GFCIs and other equipment in the bath can be on that 20 amp circuit, but nothing else.

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   DanH | Nov 23, 2010 08:52pm | #2

   Of course, depending on the circumstances the OP's situation might be considered "grandfathered".

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   TPBaxter | Nov 23, 2010 09:41pm | #3

   Thanks!

   I'll go with a separate circuit.  I appreciate your help.

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   manhattan42 | Nov 24, 2010 05:58pm | #5

   New Bathroom?

   From the OPs description, this sounds like he is creating a bathroom and finishing the basement.

   Nothing would be 'grandfathered' under the NEC if that is the case.

   However, only the OP's AHJ will have the correct answer for him. So he really needs to talk to him.

   In my state, no permits or inspections would be required for this work since residential alterations and repairs to existing dwellings are excluded from compliance with our State Building Code. <shrugs>

   Strictly speaking for the 2008 NEC, however, a bathroom must have its own 20 amp circuit with only equipment related to the bathroom allowed on it.

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   Scott | Nov 24, 2010 06:45pm | #6

   >>>Strictly speaking for the

   >>>Strictly speaking for the 2008 NEC, however, a bathroom must have its own 20 amp circuit with only equipment related to the bathroom allowed on it.

   Which makes perfect sense given that hair dryers, heaters, and other high current devices get used in bathrooms, if not by the current owners then by future ones. I've never understood why some people like to skimp on these sorts of  "common sense" rules.