I need to wire in by basement and I dont have any breakers left. I want to wire 5 outlets in a bedroom, a bedroom light, a bathroom light and fan with my sump pump is this ok thats 9 loads!
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20 years ago
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20 years ago
If it's a small pump which runs infrequently I don't see a problem. However, the bathroom requires a GFCI outlet near the basin, and that has to be on it's own 20 circuit.
Are any of the spaces in your panel able to accept tandem breakers? (Thats 2 circuits from one standard space.)
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20 years ago
This is Turtle.
The number of outlets means very little but you need to get the power / amp draw of the 9 outlets and see if 15 amp break fits. With out the watt or the amps of the sump pump, lites, and bath room fan / light. you will know nothing.
Now if you run out of outlets in your breaker box. You can always use pippy Back breakers and put two breakers in one slot.
TURTLE
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20 years ago
a bathroom
Bathroom needs to be on it's own circuit. With GFI outlets. If you have a large enough service, may want to consider a sub panel. tony D.
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20 years ago
He didn't mention a bathroom outlet, and it can be with other bathroom outlets, or lights to that bathroom.
If his sump pump ever runs, he would have to be pretty desperate to put it on a circuit with all that other stuff. It is a really bad idea.
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20 years ago
According to Anthony Diodati :
Everybody seems to have forgotten AFCI breakers for the bedroom.
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20 years ago
Still not required in many jurisdictions, and besides, basement bedrooms are also a no-no, so you gotta call it a "sewing room" or "den." I.E, no AFCI required.
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20 years ago
According to HA HA Budys Here :
Really? The main requirement we have for basement bedrooms to be "bedrooms" is that they have a large enough window that you can escape through it.
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20 years ago
But I have read that any basement room *with a closet* (if that is the case with the OP) is deemed to be a bedroom (and therefore must have an egress window) no matter what one calls it (and no matter what it is called on the blueprint, even).
MB
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