Stevenfyeager
Senior Member
- Location
- United States, Indiana
- Occupation
- electrical contractor
I haven't found any electric ceiling heaters rated for shower ceilings. Gfi protected fans are plentiful, but heaters...? Anyone know of any? Thank you
I will check with him. They are allowed? He wanted a forced air electric heater in the shower ceiling like his old house. The ones in the store specifically say do not use in showers.You want to heat the air, not the water; correct?
How about a heat lamp? Will the customer go for that?
I found this http://www.nutone.com/common/productDigitalAssethandler.ashx?id=2bf2c465-2cfa-4fd2-90ce-abafab6f8de0
and this http://www.broan.com/common/productDigitalAssethandler.ashx?id=5ff1fe30-1b2a-495d-af5f-45b2b01a7909
and this http://www.homedepot.com/p/Progress...luminum-Recessed-Fixture-P6952-16TG/202650220 (can't find spec sheet though)
The 1st, the Nutone, says it cannot be installed over a shower. The 2nd item , Broan bulb heaters, doesn't say anything about it one way or other but I would be surprised if they could be installed over a shower. The 3rd, the Progress, says it is damp-rated. So that precludes it being used above a shower, which is wet.
So that precludes it being used above a shower, which is wet.
My ignorance will show... if this is above a shower will it need GFCI protection?
Probably. Not directly a NEC code requiring it, but 110.3(B) will make GFCI protection required if mfr. instructions call for it.
Ahh, now thats why. Makes sense. Would this also force a 20amp circuit since its called for in the instructions despite the current rating only being 12.5 amps?
Yes a strict ruling on the instructions could force that. Silly, but true.
Bummer
Agreed.
It is as bad as when mfr. call for an individual/dedicated circuit and it is not necessary.:rant:
Agreed.
It is as bad as when mfr. call for an individual/dedicated circuit and it is not necessary.:rant:
I make my living installing circuits. I am fine with every item requiring a dedicated circuit.
I did not say I had a problem installing them, I just find that many times it is not really needed.
It is a waste of materiels and an additional unnecessary cost for the client at times.
They pick the appliances not me.
Just hard for me to worry about one extra circuit.
I am running three or four 20 amp circuits to run a total of 5 to 8 amps all the time.