On one side of my wall (in kitchen, not the refrigerator or stove plug) is a three prong grounded outlet. Would it work without overloading a circuit to put a new outlet on the other side of the wall (the living room)? Any special precautions I should take? The house is small and short on plugs, so I could use a few more. Is this OK or not OK?
Electrical – Is it safe/compliant for one circuit to supply grounded wall outlets in both a kitchen and a living room
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There is no code telling you that you cannot do this. Electric is ran under plumbing in walls all the time and that probably has a lot better chance of getting wet than under a tub. I personally would run it inside pvc under the tub but I don't think it matters. A GFCI outlet also sounds like a good idea.
This is an obsolete socket type called a parallel and tandem socket, and is designed to accept either standard parallel plugs without a ground or older tandem style plugs (again without a ground):
None of the connections is a ground - it consists of 2 pairs of hot and neutrals, one oriented vertically, the other horizontally. If there is a ground wire to the box (which I doubt), this can be replaced with a standard 3 prong outlet. If not, you'd have to find a way to get a ground into the box.
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National Electrical Code says no.
210.52(B)(1) basically says, that all the receptacles in the kitchen should be supplied by 2 or more 20A circuits. 210.52(B)(2) says that there should be no other outlets on these 2 or more circuits, which means no lighting outlets and no outlets outside of the kitchen. 210.52(B)(3) says that the 2 or more circuits, can be used to supply receptacles in other 'related' rooms (pantry, breakfast room, dining room, or similar area).
Even though the kitchen and living room may share a wall; according to NEC 2008, they cannot share an electrical circuit.