Calling all ATOT resident electricians!

[NoShangriLa]

The electrical receptacles in my bathrooms failed.

The bathroom circuit is unmark at the panel, and both bathrooms contacts are check & tightens (pig tail at receptacle box is check & tighten), all contacts are checked & tighten at the panel.

If there is another solution other than pig tail the electrical outlet to the lights wirings and up the breaker to 20 amps, or run new line from the breaker panel.

Thanks.

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House is 4 years old. I'm surprise that the bathroom receptacles aren't GFI and some how it was passed as it is not up to code. I was going to replace it with GFI receptacles at the bathrooms or one at the panel...was going to go with what ever is the cheaper solution.

 

[drnickriviera]

You only need 1 gfci outlet at the beginning of the circuit. It will protect all outlets downstream.

 

[NoShangriLa]

Solved!

The 4 bathrooms receptacles all are hooked up to a single GFI receptacle (in series) in the un use bathroom which tripped.

It it legal to have multiples normal receptacles hooked up to 1 single regular GFI receptacle?

 

[NoShangriLa]

Originally posted by: drnickriviera
You only need 1 gfci outlet at the beginning of the circuit. It will protect all outlets downstream.

Thanks,

Reset the GFI in the un use bathroom before came back here to see your post.

 

[RalphTheCow]

Originally posted by: NoShangriLa

Solved!

The 4 bathrooms receptacles all are hooked up to a single GFI receptacle (in series) in the un use bathroom which tripped.

It it legal to have multiples normal receptacles hooked up to 1 single regular GFI receptacle?

Yup, and a common set up.

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: NoShangriLa

Solved!

The 4 bathrooms receptacles all are hooked up to a single GFI receptacle (in series) in the un use bathroom which tripped.

It it legal to have multiples normal receptacles hooked up to 1 single regular GFI receptacle?

Yep, no issues there.

edit: as Ralph stated, quite a common setup. Saves the builder money that way. I had rewired my old house, and went with a minimum of one separate circuit for each room, plus a separate circuit for ceiling lights/fans for each floor. That makes it so much more user friendly - a circuit box marked with "front left bedroom, front right bedroom, rear left bedroom, rear right bedroom, upstairs bath 1 of 2, upstairs bath 2 of 2," etc.