Hi,
I apologize if this is a double post.. I tried posting this once before, but it seems like it got lost when I hit the submit thread button..
I want to add a GFCI outlet below the Master Bath toilet to power a Heated Toilet Seat / Bidet (5.5 Amp) for my wife. The only accessible source of power is an existing circuit wired for the Master Bedroom TV on the opposite side of the common wall.
The house was built new in 1997, and there was an existing electrical outlet about a foot above the floor. I tapped into that outlet a few years ago to add an outlet about 5 feet up the wall to mount the flat screen TV.
Is it okay to tap into the that same circuit to add an outlet on the reverse side of the wall, to power the the bidet heater.
Is it safe to do this? What's the potential if there's too much power draw? Popping the circuit breaker?
thanks in advance for any advice.
-George
I apologize if this is a double post.. I tried posting this once before, but it seems like it got lost when I hit the submit thread button..
I want to add a GFCI outlet below the Master Bath toilet to power a Heated Toilet Seat / Bidet (5.5 Amp) for my wife. The only accessible source of power is an existing circuit wired for the Master Bedroom TV on the opposite side of the common wall.
The house was built new in 1997, and there was an existing electrical outlet about a foot above the floor. I tapped into that outlet a few years ago to add an outlet about 5 feet up the wall to mount the flat screen TV.
Is it okay to tap into the that same circuit to add an outlet on the reverse side of the wall, to power the the bidet heater.
Is it safe to do this? What's the potential if there's too much power draw? Popping the circuit breaker?
thanks in advance for any advice.
-George