Mike Dolt Enterprises
Mike Dolt Enterprises
User: ActionDave, Location: Durango, CO, 10 h 20 min from the winged horses.
Asked on: Saturday, April 16, 2011 at 2:06 pm EDT
Answered on: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 4:15 am EDT
Question: Let's say I run two twenty amp circuits to the laundry room. Circuit one serves recepts. in the laundry room only, except the washer.If circuit two serves the washer and the alarm on a sewer lift have I violated 210.11 or any other relevant code rule.I think not, but I want to be sure.Part of the reason for wanting this arrangement is there is a sink in the laundry room. The homeowner prefers to have the required GFCI protection be a breaker rather than recept.
No, you have not violated 210.11 or any other relevant code rule.
210.11 states: "The sum of the ampere ratings of all continuous loads supplied by a feeder or branch circuit shall not exceed the ampacity of the feeder or branch circuit."In this case, the continuous loads are the washer and the alarm on the sewer lift. The washer is rated at 12 amps, and the alarm is rated at 2 amps. The total continuous load is 12 amps + 2 amps = 14 amps. This is less than the ampacity of the circuit, which is 20 amps.Therefore, you have not violated 210.11 or any other relevant code rule.As for the GFCI protection, you can use a GFCI breaker on the circuit that serves the washer and the alarm. This will provide the required GFCI protection for the sink in the laundry room. Flag for review