Renovating Bathroom- Electrical Code

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Chris Wagner

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Hello all,

Recently demoed our 5x8 kids second floor bathroom. Currently it has one receptacle that is tied in with the master bathroom receptacles and then run to a GFCI receptacle in the garage.
The lights and fans are on a separate circuit.

The only thing we are adding is a recessed light above the shower(with proper trim).

I have read current code is separate 20amp circuit run for each bathroom. Does this bathroom need brought up to code or can we still use existing setup?

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So aslong as I dont touch the existing receptacle the bathroom doesnt need to be brought up to current code?

Would the recessed can above the shower need to be GFCI protected? If so I guess that rules out taking it off the existing receptacle
 

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I would hate to think there would be something preventing replacing an existing non-GFI bathroom outlet with a GFI outlet.
 

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I had this discussion else where, and while I believe that if you can touch the fixture while in the shower it should have a GFCI, others stated that that requirement is NOT in the electrical code.
 

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Reach- The outlet is GFI protected, reset is just in garage.

hj- that was my thinking, I was thing of running it from the outlet that is GFI protected but Im not sure if that changes everything where the bathroom needs to be brought up to code
 
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