Bath tub lighting

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Shall I or should I use the bathroom GFI circuit to supply a light or a light/fan mounted in the ceiling say roughly 7' above the tub floor. Assume the switch for this is out of reach. Also, the light or light/fan is the open recessed fixture type with no lense. Thanks
 
Take a look at Celtics link. The shower light without a lens is fine if the fixture is listed for a damp location and not subject to shower spray. IMO at 7' above the tub floor it would be subject to spray. If so you would be required to install a fixture listed for wet locations.
 
allenwayne said:
Aren`t all measurments from the point of a tub that can hold water and not the tubs floor.
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Measurements are from the top of the bathtub rim.

Read the articles I cited previously.
 
allenwayne said:
Aren`t all measurments from the point of a tub that can hold water and not the tubs floor.
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The tub zone is measured from the tub rim. If you're in the zone you'll need to determine if a recessed fixture is subject to shower spray. If so, then a wet location fixture is required. If the fixture is not subject to shower spray then a damp location fixture will do.
 
I can't quote the article,but, if the circuit to the bathroom is only used in that bathroom, then you may use the GFI circuit to feed the light ... if the bath circuit feeds another bathroom gfi then you can't ... whether to have it on the gfi side of the circuit (if a feed through receptacle) is up to you ... thread pointed out explains this ... M
 
That would be true for a circuit that jumps from receptacle outlet to receptacle outlet in other bathrooms.But the lighting circuit would not have to be gfci protected unless the fixtures instructions called for it.Like in many fan/light combos ive seen installed in shower areas they are listed for wet locations and require gfci protection.What I do is place a device off the lighting circuit usually in the water closet and feed the unit from there.
 
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