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Electrical Design Standards

Home Design Standards – Home Building Standards, 3Q10 Ed.      Page  382

i.)     installed proximate to and within 3 linear feet of each bathroom lavatory and

j)     this electrical circuit wiring shall be on an individually wired electrical circuit wiring [term replaced ‘dedicated’] to that receptacle only and to no other application whatsoever

k)    there shall be no branches in these individually wired electrical circuits for fans wiring, home lights wiring, heaters wiring, or wiring anything else, i.e., wire the rest separately

Comment:  Let no doubt dissemble.  Each bathroom lavatory gets its own individual electrical circuit wiring.  ½-bath lavatory gets an electrical circuit wiring wiring all its own.  2 lavs in the master each get its own individual electrical circuit wiring.

2)     Wiring receptacle outlets for general utility applications (discounting Code at 150%, whereat 13 receptacles appear permissible on a 20A electrical circuit wiring and 10 on a 15A electrical circuit wiring)

a)     shall not exceed wiring 8 duplex electric outlet receptacles per 20A electrical circuit wiring and

b)     shall not exceed wiring 6 duplex electric outlet receptacles per 15A  electrical circuit wiring

3)     Receptacles shall be connected to the line, not through it, unless the  electrical circuit wiring is individual.

4)     A receptacle shall not be split-wired 

5)     A receptacle shall not be push-in, back-wired or back-stab  

6)     Utility receptacle outlets wiring in a kitchen or bar area shall be

a)     connected alternately to not less than 2 electrical circuits dedicated wiring solely to that space application and

b)     shall contain in number not greater than 8 receptacles (i.e., 4 duplex receptacles) per electrical circuit wiring

c)      not sited behind a stovetop or other cooking appliance

d)     shall be spaced not less than code, including depth of sidewall and not just the backwall

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