I really like that you reply to your comments, even the one that are critical of you. I look forward to watching more of your videos.

GFCI definitely a good idea. My hand-held bidet backed off a couple of threads from the gooseneck over time and started a slow, subtle leak beside the toilet.

Looking to upgrade my bidet to a powered unit, thanks for solving my problem to supply power to it!

Super helpful - appreciate all the details and keeping things safe!!!

Nice job on that. Thank you for making & posting this informative and teaching video.

I want to install an outlet right next to the bathtub. It will make it so much easier to throw the toaster in.😄

Worked like a charm. Thank you so much for the guidance!

For a novice like me, would be nice to see the how the wires are suppose to connect to that new GFCI circuit-nice tutorial-thank you…

Thank you for the great info. I am currently using whay i learned here to install a plug for my new brondell bidet toilet seat

Thank you so much for doing this video!!!

Great tutorial! Very thorough.

Great idea. Thank you.

Easy to install, kzfaq.infoUgkxjA-hDN2m8_mi0Dg0JD8U6QiArozIAc4I and comfortable. No idea what other people were talking about when they said it was difficult to install or uncomfortable.

thanks a bunch nice presentation

It had been a while since I've done this. This was a good review. I wasn't sure if I needed to cover the outlet with a box since it's below the sink and stuff.

Thank you so much!!!!

Thanks.

That’s great advice for everyone who lives in a new or pretty new structure. But what about all the folks that live in old homes without drywall or modern wiring? Big bucks.

Thank you

Biggest thing I would add, if you’re not an electrician and your house was built before 1980/1990 I would not do this. All sorts of interesting things were done in older homes. Sometimes just taking out an outlet can be opening a can of worms. You ran into an ideal situation. 1 set of wires in the original box. It was 12/2 ROMEX. You didn’t have to jump bays. If you find this situation in an older house go buy a lottery ticket too.

Thanks for the tip on cutting out the old box to give yourself room to work.

This is perfect for my RV(bidet, heat, led's). I was concerned about turning toilet into electric chair. The gfci outlet should take care of that.

thank u.

I'm trying to get the courage to work on electric. Thanks.

Nice install, only wish I could have seen the old and new wires tied together better or a slower explanation. As a newbie that was an important moment to follow.

as long as you know there is no obstructions in the wall, you don't need to remove the existing outlet box. You can pull the duplex outlet out of the box, punch a new hole in it and feed the new wire through the box and from the other side of the wall cut your hole and pull the wire to where the new box. You can then attach the new wire to the existing outlet and the new outlet.

This also works for adding a towel warmer--that's what I did in my bathroom. Also, you can put the GFCI receptacle on the source outlet and have the bathroom receptacle connected to the load terminals on the GFCI source outlet. This can be handy if the bathroom outlet is hard to reach the test/reset buttons. Don't know about the code implications, but as others have stated, you may not be in compliance anyway. I don't worry about that as long as it's my house and I feel it's safe, and done in a workmanship-like manner.

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Nice work dude. Clicked your channel and expected to see 100k subs. What gives? Great content. You need more subs

It's a good idea to always wrap electrical tape around the outlet or switch. Also if it's a ground level bathroom one could go up thru the basement. There ate gfi's that have 2 (guide lights) on them that make for easier spooting of the plug. When it comes to ground faults it's also a good idea to use deep well work box's.

First time I've ever heard someone call it a 'toilet room'

Thank you! I am having someone come over tomorrow in the am to put one in for my bidet! My last place, I could not have the plug in one, as there were no outlets nearby. The heater will be wonderful!

Great video. Question? The distance between the toilet and plug doesn't matter, as long as you have a GFCI plug?

I had thought ahead when we remodeled our bathroom and had the outlet put in place by the toiler. The negative is that the contractor connected the outlet to the circuit that powered the bathroom sink lights. So when the bidet seat activates, the lights flicker.

Viewers beware, this may not be up to code where you live. At the very least, a GFI outlet is required anyplace where water may be encountered. There may also be rules, specific to your locale, that complicate placement of bathroom electrical outlets.

"Clean hole" PUN INTENDED

The cable trade name is Romex. Nomex is fire resistant cloth.

can't wait to install an outlet on my shower head

Do you have any videos on adding an exterior outlet on a brick wall? On the other side of the wall (interior) I have an outlet. Similar to this video.

I like the way you pointed out the GFCI, often missed by DIYers. Some advice for your future videos to help future DIYers and yourself. 1. The tabs in the back of your box were pressed through and did not spring back to secure the romex coming through. These are designed to be a form of "strain relief" and secure the cable set in the box. If the tabs are broken and not securing the wires inside the box, a new box should be used. 2. Your ground splice was in my experience, and opinion is very poor. Simply wrapping on ground around the other, and terminating to the bond screw on the receptacle is not a secure join. They should be properly twisted together and spliced with (in this case) a 3rd ground wire spiced in with to "pigtail" to the receptacle bond screw. 3. They way you terminated your receptacle seemed fine and works. However through years of service work, a better way IMO is to splice and pigtail a hot, neutral, and ground wire to your incoming and outgoing branches, and terminating only the one pigtail to your receptacle. This prevents loss of power all downstream devices, (lights, receptacles, etc.) if something happens to this specific receptacle. This is not necessary, and depending on the circumstances may not prevent loss to all downstream devices. However through years of service work finding no power at multiple receptacles, only to find the one defective receptacle after opening many devices, this method has saved me a lot of time. 4. Thanks for mentioning to turn of the specific cct off. Too many avoidable incidents happen due to poor planning. Good luck with future videos, information paired with education is always positive progress.

Enjoyed watching this video and your installation looks superb. Everyone does electrical work differently so there's always gonna be people criticizing you and bringing you down. Don't let those haters get in your way.

Yes, the issue was American houses no brick much harder in the UK

For small or one time project, is it better to used a rotary saw or a hand saw? Would prefer nice clean cut.

Maybe retitle “how to install an outlet conveniently located near an existing one”?

That wall outlet behind you (for the irrigation system)....when I got my house it was only a single outlet and only had the (same as yours) irrigation timer plugged in. Was it legal to change it out to make it to a double? I plugged a bunch of stuff into it like you....hahah.

Night light in the toilet room also

Just be aware you cannot tap off any other outlet (hallway/general purpose power) unless it is associated with the bathroom circuit, or any additional bathroom’s circuit. A bathroom(s)circuit(s)shall have no other outlets.

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I live in a rental with no bathroom outlet. There is one in the adjacent room. I drilled a hole in the wall on both sides, making sure i didn't hit wires and fed the cord through for my heater.. My bathroom was always freezing in the winter. I'll just patch when I move.

So did you put the new box on the same stud (opposite side) just lower?

Make sure you check your electrical code. Our code specifies a minimum height off the floor for electrical outlets.

I am not sure if others have brought this up but NEC 210.52(D) clearly states that outlets that aren't located by the counter are NOT allowed in bathrooms. They have to be within 3 feet of a sing and within 12" of height from a counter. Anywhere else in a bathroom isn't allowed. I know that there are some local jurisdictions that don't adopt the NEC, however all states except 4 (AZ/MO/IL/MS) haven't adopted some version of the code.

Another nice option would be to power the bathroom outlet first and the load side of the GFCI over to the bedroom which would add ground fault protection to the bedroom.

You should use a green wire nut with a hole in it for the ground wire on the source connection. Could have used 15 amp GFCI. Good job, though, I appreciate it.

Toilet room? Just another way for the builder/ developer to add on to the cost! Hello! We don’t need a toilet room with another door. To pay for.. And I just love how the developers have made every neighborhood in the United States look the same … And I’m thinking the world also.. check it out.. neighborhoods in Arizona look like the neighborhoods in Las Vegas.. look at the neighborhoods in Australia! They look the same way.. But the newer neighborhoods only have a sidewalk on one side of the street.

Thank but this is probably the easiest case. How do you go through multiple studs? Trying to add LED lights to my garage, drywalled, ceiling and the rafters (?) are like 12" on center. Going from 2 fixtures to 5 and I'm having hard time cutting through just going through the 4" opening where the existing ceiling boxes are. Bought 90 degree drill and a 12" drill extension but I'm not sure I'm doing this the best way.

Show me your expertise when it comes to lath and plaster walls

Romex eh, try that with code required EMT.

If you are installing smart bidet isn't it good idea this gfci should be in the back wall instead of in middle of the room ?

It also has to be tamper resistant

Definitely something I can't do myself. 4 walls of the bathroom: one is an exterior wall, one goes into the hallway (no outlets), one has the tub and the only bit of wall on that side goes to a closet in the adjoining bedroom, and the last wall goes to a basement staircase and the closet of the other bedroom. The bathroom itself only has electrical for the lights/fan (no outlets) and the light switches are outside the bathroom itself. My house is from 1945 for context.

Started out ok, but NEC says that you need to pigtail off the original outlet straight to bathroom outlet, then into the line side of the bathroom outlet to be at code

Question, does code say the power outlet need to be x inches from the floor? I don't think it maters for a retro but asking to see if its a big deal.

I didn’t see how you connected the wire to the old outlet. That is the part I need help with.

I'd try it but my dad would probably piss on it since he is 1/2 blind... Well that'll teach him!

You could have also came off the load side of an existing GFCI and installed a regular outlet saving 20 bucks.The out outlet would also be GFCI protected.

This is a tutorial on how to not follow the zones rule. As you are not supposed to add a socket in zone 1 or 2 you can add one 3 metres away or a shaver socket 0.6m away

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Ugh! This was helpful but unfortunately I'm stuck. My new house has a ton of outlets but none near any of the bathrooms. The put all of the bathrooms next to closets which of course don't have outlets either.

Can you cover an outlet in your house with a metal storage cabinet?? Will that start electrical fire?

I usually cut the nails with my lineman’s pliers. No need for a sawzall.

Need to learn the difference between "nomex" and "romex".

Is it popular to have an outlet installed in such a place in a bathroom as in this video? Or was this simply a custom request? I'd be interested in seeing a video from you on beneficial outlet locations to consider when building a new home. Places that end up being more convenient and useful than a person might think.

What should you do when the spec sheet of the bidet seat requires a "dedicated" electrical GFCI circuit (120V, 15A, 60Hz)?

Everyone on KZfaq knows to hit the like and subscribe to the.. If you ask us to... I'm stopping the video.... And not....

Is there a building code outlet height requirement?

Brian, how do you get away from not cleaning up the drywall dust at the completion of your project? My wife would have something to say about that.

Not sure what your building codes are in your area but in my area, it is a code violation to put an electrical outlet near a water source. I found this out because the previous owner installed a utility sink near the breaker box and he also put an outlet, below the sink in the master bath. Code inspection resulted in me relocating the boxes. I’m not trying to be difficult, just providing data that if anyone wants to install new electrical circuits, check the building codes in their areas.

You might want to check your local building codes most outlets are supposed to be 16 in off of the floor

There is a reason why electrical outlets are not placed near water sources. It is called CODE. Any outlet within 1 meter of potable water requires a GFCI to protect you from electrical shock.

is there a code that says its ok to not support your new wire being the other box is so close?>

Did you center the outlet?

im a little confused on the wiring part, how did you get the brown cable for the new outlet?

What is the wall is covered with tile?

What about to install close to the corner? Why to close to the floor?

Funny how the word "ANYWHERE" in the title is all caps, yet missing the asterisk... *ANYWHERE...as in anywhere you have an existing outlet nearby. For the record, the video was good, just didn't match the title

Did my nikka just say _No-Mex wire?_ 😆 @ 4:22 I guess some wire company named their non-metallic sheathed wire NoMex 🤔 because we typically call (NMB wire) Romex™ it's just one old popular trade name of a company that made that type of wire. Kind of like the two hand tool names Channel Locks and Tounge and groove pliers. Same shyt, different toilet. But that's the first time i heard of NoMex wire. Anyway, I think electric work should be left to the pros 4real. Theirs just to much that can go wrong to justify being cheap. But if you are confident with tools & u have some similar experience and u want to tackle a small electrical job yourself, then I would still highly highly recommend that you have a very experienced electrician right next to you, the first few times you work on a circuit. Everyone has some buddy that has a buddy they can call. And if u are not comfortable enough to ask someone more experienced for help, that's ok. Electricians all over the world will continue to make tons of money off of you guys, unfortunately. But somebody has to fix the shyt after half the lights in your house go off and u have a full PTSD freak out any time static shocks ur lil finger 😆🤞 Theirs 1 good reason I don't tell ppl how to change a transmission and that's because I don't freaking know bro 😆

How the wire go to the new outlet?

I just looked up a bidet manual for a bidet I wanted to install. It says to use a dedicated circuit. running a line from 2nd floor bathroom to garage would be a pain.

It is not a rule to put the outlet,means distance from the floor to the water tank?

also takes a little longer if the bathroom is tiled heh

Good luck for every person doing this selling your house in the future 🤣🤣🤣

Maybe I'm wrong, but isn't it called Romex not Nomex wire?

Knowing how to do something is a long way removed from the proposition that you should do it. In Australia, hardware merchants used not to sell the hardware needed for such installations. We were all safe……..until a new hardware chain opened. It attempted to displace a well known long established chain which understood how Australians thought and shopped. The new chain was modelled on the American “Home Depot”, and started to sell weird shit like the things you need to buy to kill yourself at home. We all knew that things sphere stuffed up because the inventory and store layout was a deadset copy of the northern hemisphere enterprise. The new chain opened in November 2011, the height of summer, and proudly advertised SNOW SHOVELS as an “out the front” impulse special! If you think about it you’ll suddenly realise that imitation can be a form of flattery and inspiration, but it can also represent a form of stupidity!! Stavros

Can't do it since my bathroom has ceramic wall

make sure it's installed nice and low and beside the toilet so it gets plenty of piss splash on it..

Nice job but I would have installed it on the wall right next to the toilet. Just in case you get heated toilet seats or bidet. Less conspicuous.

If that's a kitchen circuit you can't just tie into it and go into the bathroom better check your codes any Joe Blow can start a fire and burn the house down

Everyone can be a handyman or electrician, as long as you know what you are doing. Make sure the work complied with the electrical code, otherwise the work will violate the home insurance policy.

You gotta like a guy who Flys a flag in his garage!