Miguelito
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I will be starting the rough wiring of my basement soon. Please review my plan. I am pretty sure it's in good shape, but I just wanted a sanity check.
A few notes:
- My main panel in the house has only 4 slots left. Two slots will go to the 8-slot sub-panel I will install for the basement. I'll use a 50A, double throw breaker for the sub-panel. That will leave the house with two spare slots on the main panel for future needs.
- The circuit for the mini split is a 208/230V 15A circuit, so that will require a double-throw breaker, meaning all 8 slots in the basement sub-panel will be used up. The ductless mini split will be install by a pro. He just needs the wire off the panel to the general area where it will go (and maybe the shut-off box) and he will take it from there.
- All lights will be LED.
- The entire area you see is just under 1600sqft.
A few specific questions:
1 - I have an outlet circuit going to the bathroom area (red circuit). My plan is to have the first outlet be in the bathroom and making it a GFCI outlet so it protects all others downstream (including the one in the little closet next to the bathroom where the bathroom sewer pump is). Any harm in having all other outlets in the circuit be GFCI-protected? Should I only protect those two outlets (the only ones near water)? I can't imagine why not, but I just want to make sure.
2 - I have a low-power fan unit (needed by code to meet ventilation requirements - it will likely never be used) in the same circuit as the lighting for some closets (orange circuit in the plan). There is nothing wrong with this, right?
3 - Similarly, the blue lighting circuit is also powering a bathroom ceiling vent/light combo fixture in addition to other lights. This is ok as well, right? Does my bathroom actually need an exhaust fan with no bathtub or shower?
Thanks for your help!
A few notes:
- My main panel in the house has only 4 slots left. Two slots will go to the 8-slot sub-panel I will install for the basement. I'll use a 50A, double throw breaker for the sub-panel. That will leave the house with two spare slots on the main panel for future needs.
- The circuit for the mini split is a 208/230V 15A circuit, so that will require a double-throw breaker, meaning all 8 slots in the basement sub-panel will be used up. The ductless mini split will be install by a pro. He just needs the wire off the panel to the general area where it will go (and maybe the shut-off box) and he will take it from there.
- All lights will be LED.
- The entire area you see is just under 1600sqft.
A few specific questions:
1 - I have an outlet circuit going to the bathroom area (red circuit). My plan is to have the first outlet be in the bathroom and making it a GFCI outlet so it protects all others downstream (including the one in the little closet next to the bathroom where the bathroom sewer pump is). Any harm in having all other outlets in the circuit be GFCI-protected? Should I only protect those two outlets (the only ones near water)? I can't imagine why not, but I just want to make sure.
2 - I have a low-power fan unit (needed by code to meet ventilation requirements - it will likely never be used) in the same circuit as the lighting for some closets (orange circuit in the plan). There is nothing wrong with this, right?
3 - Similarly, the blue lighting circuit is also powering a bathroom ceiling vent/light combo fixture in addition to other lights. This is ok as well, right? Does my bathroom actually need an exhaust fan with no bathtub or shower?
Thanks for your help!