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Home Design Standards – Home Building Standards, 3Q10 Ed.      Page  381

VIII. ELECTRICAL DESIGN STANDARDS

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Note: See Layout Design Standards for other electrical-related items. 

 

RECEPTACLES

1)     In a given bathroom

a)     on a per-bathroom and a per-lavatory basis

b)     without regard to the size of the bathroom (i.e., ½-bath, 3/4 –bath, etc.)

c)      without regard to how close one lavatory is to another

d)     without regard to whether the mount requires piercing a mirror, moving a rack, etc.

e)     at least 1 individual electrical circuit wiring wiring, ground fault electrical circuit interrupter (GFCI, or GFI) shall be installed

f)        which electrical circuit wiring shall be rated 120V/20A and

g)     which receptacle shall be rated 20A

h)      which receptacle shall not be set in (apparent) towel rack space

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