New bathroom circuit
#1
New bathroom circuit
I am running a new bathroom circuit - a dedicated bathroom circuit (as far as I understand the code is OK with it).
So I wanted to run a 20 amp wire and hook up to it all lights and one GFCI receptacle.
I don't know how it happened (please, don't laugh!), but instead of buying a 12/2 Romex I bought 14/3 Romex - and the worst thing is that I have already done all rough in in the bathroom using this type of wire.
Do I need to redo everything (and use the 12/2 Romex) or there is a way to use what I already have?
Appreciate your help
griva
So I wanted to run a 20 amp wire and hook up to it all lights and one GFCI receptacle.
I don't know how it happened (please, don't laugh!), but instead of buying a 12/2 Romex I bought 14/3 Romex - and the worst thing is that I have already done all rough in in the bathroom using this type of wire.
Do I need to redo everything (and use the 12/2 Romex) or there is a way to use what I already have?
Appreciate your help
griva
#4
It would be far easier to simply run a new 12/2 to just the receptacle and feed that separately.
Leave everything else alone and use a 15 amp breaker for the lights.
Leave everything else alone and use a 15 amp breaker for the lights.
#5
Thank you very much for your replies.
The only problem with 12/3 wire is that I am not sure how to connect my recessed lights - do I just connect white (light) to white(wire), black(light) to black(wire), green(light) to green(wire) and RED(wire) to RED(wire)?
thank you
g
The only problem with 12/3 wire is that I am not sure how to connect my recessed lights - do I just connect white (light) to white(wire), black(light) to black(wire), green(light) to green(wire) and RED(wire) to RED(wire)?
thank you
g
#7
AS I mentioned in my first post, the 14/3 is already in place -for all lights.
Can I leave 14/3 for lights (and if yes - here goes my second question - how to connect them?) and run a 12/2 for a GFCI receptacle?
Or it would be better to replace the whole circuit with 12/2 ?
Sorry for the confusion and thanks again.
g
Can I leave 14/3 for lights (and if yes - here goes my second question - how to connect them?) and run a 12/2 for a GFCI receptacle?
Or it would be better to replace the whole circuit with 12/2 ?
Sorry for the confusion and thanks again.
g
#8
You can only leave the 14-gauge wire there if you run two separate circuits from two circuit breakers. If you want to do this with one circuit, you cannot use any of the 14-gauge wire.