adding 120v outlet from breaker box

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09-14-05, 01:52 PM

robert1374

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adding 120v outlet from breaker box

I have one outlet on 1 breaker and the rest of my house on another breaker. I would like to either add an outlet to the underused outlet or move an outlet from the overused one. Any ideals on how I can do this at the breaker box?

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09-14-05, 01:54 PM

John Nelson

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Can't be done at the breaker box, but it can be done by extending the lone outlet to new outlets. But that's legal only if the existing outlet is grounded.

09-14-05, 01:58 PM

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There are also certain circuits you can't extend. For example, a bathroom receptacle cannot be extended outside the bathroom it is presently in, except possibly to another bathroom.