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GFI in commercial bathrooms

GFI in commercial bathrooms

GFI in commercial bathrooms

(OP)
Hello there, we are discussing the use of GFI receptacles in commercial bathrooms and there are different arguments, I hope you people share your knowledge.  Here are the issues, It is required in a commercial bathroom (one toilet one basin) to install a power receptacle? and if is required it could be 15A or 20A and share the same circuit with the bathroom light and the bath fan?  

The way I interpret the code is that is not required to install receptacle in a commercial (small) bathroom, but if decide to install one it could be a 15A or 20A GFI.  My coworkers are telling me that is required to have one and has to be a 20A one.

Thank you all.

RE: GFI in commercial bathrooms

As I read 210.8, NEC 2005, The code doesn't say that GFCI's MUST be installed in a commercial bathroom.  If says if receptacles are installed in a commercial bathroom, then they MUST be GFCI.

Mike

RE: GFI in commercial bathrooms

Also it can be a 15A or 20A.

RE: GFI in commercial bathrooms

(OP)
Thank you mpparent and rbulsara for the information.  That's the way I see it.  You guys have a great weekend.

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