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Electrical Wiring for a Laundry Room
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Summary: Fully Explained Photos and Wiring Diagrams for Laundry Room Electrical Wiring with Code Requirements for most new or remodel projects*. |
How to Install Laundry Room Electrical Wiring
Considerations to help determine the required circuits for your Laundry Room
The first consideration will be your clothes dryer, will it be be Gas or Electric?
The electric clothes dryer will require a dedicated 30 Amp 4-Wire Circuit. Is the laundry room equipped with an area to iron clothes? If so a 20 Amp circuit should be installed as well. If the laundry room does not have a window, then an exhaust fan will be required along with a switch. Occupancy controlled lighting will be required too.
See the NEC Code requirements in the table below for more specific information.
Laundry Room Electrical Code Requirements |
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The Electrical Code requires that outlets within six feet of the laundry or utility sink must be GFCI protected. Important Factor: Find out if the Main Service or the Panel that will supply the home electrical wiring for laundry room equipment has adequate load capacity and space for the circuits and breakers. |
Laundry Room Blueprint and Wiring Design Layout |
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Home electrical wiring for laundry room electrical codesAll lighting must be either: all florescent, or provide a "manual-on occupancy sensor" All room exhaust fans shall provide a min of 5 Air Exchanges Per Hour. One outlet on a separate 20 amp circuit must be provided and be within 6 feet of the intended location of the laundry washing machine appliance. A GFCI is required for all 120 volt receptacles installed within 6 feet of sinks for the home electrical wiring for laundry room. Receptacles installed for a dedicated purpose, such as clothes washer may have a receptacle which is not protected by GFCI. Provide a 4-wire outlet for the electric dryer. |
Electrical Circuit Wiring for the Laundry Room |
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Clothes Washer | Dryer Wiring | Exhaust Fan | Fluorescent Lighting | Utility Sink |
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Dryer Cords | 120 Volt Outlet | Light Switch | Occupancy Sensor | GFCI Outlet |
Laundry Room 120 and 240 Volt Electrical Circuits to Consider |
120 volt devicesWashing MachineLighting Under Cabinet Lighting Exhaust Fan Ironing Board 240 volt equipmentClothes Dryer |
NEC Code graphics provided by Mike Holt Enterprises. |
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