On Tuesday, November 18, 2014 2:05:55 PM UTC-6, Rich. wrote:   
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   > news:e40f3828-8563-4df7-9cb1-9ce79280fb9f@googlegroups.com...   
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   > > I took out a 9 foot patio door and am installing a 6 foot French door. I   
   > > need to move my light switch closer to the now narrower door.   
   > >   
   > > Last year I ran a new circuit to my bathroom. The only thing on it is one   
   > > outlet. (I added an outlet on a different circuit so my daughter and wife   
   > > could use their hairdryers at the same time.   
   > >   
   > > Could I just run from this circuit to my new switch? The only thing that   
   > > will be on this switch will be two porch lights.   
   > >   
   > > Or, can you not run off of a bathroom circuit even if I only have one   
   > > outlet on it?   
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   > NEC 210.11(C)(3) specifies that the GFCI outlet in the bathrooms have to be   
   > on a separate 20-amp circuit. Under the exception, the GFCI outlet is   
   > allowed to share it's circuit with the lighting and fan only if that circuit   
   > feeds only that one bathroom.   
      
   Can I ask what the reasoning is behind the code?   
      
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