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    Dec 2, 2008, 05:08 PM
    Bathroom Vanity Light w/ Electrical Socket
    I did a search here and found I had addressed this type of light with a built in outlet a couple of times.

    Here area couple of links to previous questions:

    https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/electr...et-165231.html

    https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/electr...ght-30817.html

    The links to websites that offered vanity lights with built in outlets may or may not be still valid.

    Using a GFI circuit breaker is the only method of protecting this outlet, and still comply with code.
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    Sep 30, 2009, 05:53 PM
    Bathroom Vanity Light w/ Electrical Socket
    I need to replace my bathroom vanity lighting with one that has an electrical outlet since I do not have one in my small bathroom. Do you know a place where I can be able to find one?
    I want the outlet to be in the lighting fixture (just to be clear).
    Thanks!
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    Sep 30, 2009, 09:52 PM

    Your not likely to find one because of the new GFCI regulations for bathrooms.

    1. 20 amp feed to a receptacle only or a 20 Amp gfci feed to all circuits in the bathroom only.

    The only way is to add one to a fixture and the available fixture recepticles are rather crummy. It was a popular option in the 60's.
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    Oct 1, 2009, 02:38 AM
    See the first post of this thread, from another thread, not sure why it became first, but in any case this questions is not new.
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