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    Mar 28, 2012, 05:46 AM
    Adding GFI outlet to bathroom
    Currently there is a light controlled by a light switch. The light switch also has a gfi outlet adjacent to the switch. I want to add an outlet next to the sink. Can I run a line from the light? Or where do I get the power from?
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    Mar 28, 2012, 05:53 AM
    If you run from the light, the gfi will work only when the light is on, if you run from the gfi you can run a regular receptacle off the load side of the gfi and will have power all the time.
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