Lights on GFCI for bathroom - InspectionNews

Mike Huppi · #1 (**permalink**) 06-19-2007, 11:43 PM

I can not find any info on if it is allowed to have the GFCI control the outlet and the lights also. I do not think it should be allowed because if your wife was in a closed bathroom and the GFCI got tripped with your wife using her hair dryer then all the lights go off and you cant see whats going on.

Bruce Breedlove · #2 (**permalink**) 06-20-2007, 12:12 AM

I would think that is a good thing!

Mike Huppi · #3 (**permalink**) 06-20-2007, 12:25 AM

Oh to leave her in there with a hair dryer in the dark with water. Hows the life insurance policy?

Jerry Peck · #4 (**permalink**) 06-20-2007, 05:56 AM

How old is the house?

From 1993 on (I think it was, could be 1996) bathroom receptacle outlets were no longer allowed to have other outlets on them, except, if each bathroom was supplied by its own circuit - then one entire bathroom could be on one GFCI circuit.

Before that time, it was common to find all GFCI receptacle outlets (except the kitchen) on one GFCI circuit. Which means other outlets were allowed on that circuit, including the bathroom light outlet.

John Arnold · #5 (**permalink**) 06-20-2007, 07:33 AM

Don't mind me. I'm just checking to make sure we can spell in$urance a different way so the FREA, or any other company, pop-up doesn't appear. Hey, I guess I learned something from the spammers!

Mike Huppi · #6 (**permalink**) 06-20-2007, 08:33 AM

The house was a 73. Thanks for the info.

Scott Patterson · #7 (**permalink**) 06-20-2007, 08:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Arnold

Don't mind me. I'm just checking to make sure we can spell in$urance a different way so the FREA, or any other company, pop-up doesn't appear. Hey, I guess I learned something from the spammers!

Space out the letters or add a "." to it. F.REA or insuranc.e