Moving Outlets?

I am remodeling my 1st floor bath by adding a washer and dryer in place of a tub shower unit. Currently my washer and dryer are located in the basement on the other side of the house. My plan is to shut the power off at the feed box, and remove both the wiring for the washer and the dryer and re-route them to the new locations in the bathroom. Currently the circuits are both separate at the feed box. I would like to add a second outlet for a light and for ironing on a shelf which I plan to build just over the washer and dryer. Although the washer is a 110 volt circuit, can I change the outlet to a GFI with two receptacles or must it remain a single dedicated receptacle outlet box?

 

The answer is yes you can have more than 1 receptacle on the required laundry circuit. However, this circuit can only serve receptacle outlets located within the laundry room.

 

Thanks to Texsparky!
Good to hear from you. The second receptacle was planned for lighting and/or an iron. Thanks again!

 

Iron yes. Lighting no.

The code requires a dedicated 20-amp circuit to the laundry room to serve only laundry room receptacles.

One other consideration is that most inspectors will consider this a new installation requiring conformance to modern code. In this case, modern code for an electric dryer (is it electric??) requires four wires. If your existing cable only has only three wires, then it's time to run new cable all the way from the panel. You'll want to do this anyway, because it's a simple safety improvement.