Receptacle in bath room drawer

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retirede said:
Not a hairdryer, but in years past, my daughters have left curling irons and straighteners (why do they need both???) turned on and left the house numerous times. All else being equal, I just as soon not have them in that state in a drawer that might also contain flammable materials. Some of the newer ones have an auto-shutoff feature, but not back then.

But...if the HO wants it, it's his baby and imo, code-legal.


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They have all had auto shut off feature for at least 20 years. They are still heating until then , plus who knows how much you should trust that auto shut off feature, it is an extra protection layer but is not something you should depend on though.
 
augie47 said:
I recently inspected a house and found three baths each with a dedicated circuit and the receptacle on the load side of the light switch. Homeowner stated he had 3 daughters and had had too many "close calls" with curling irons, etc. left on so he requested the receptacles be wired with the lights.
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Wouldn't work with my son, not that he uses curling irons or hair dryers, but he seldom turns the light off:rant:

iwire said:
I would be surprised if modern curling irons can start a fire.
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did not check out the link you provided but why couldn't they if too close to something combustible? Unplugging it and throwing it in a drawer before it cools off could even cause a fire if conditions were just right I would think.

big john said:
I'd be wary of it without some sort safety control:

Either a simple switch that shut the receptacle off with the drawer closed, or maybe run the thing off a 15 minute timer?
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so much for the intent with the phone or tablet chargers at the beginning of the thread.:)
 
kwired said:
They have all had auto shut off feature for at least 20 years. They are still heating until then , plus who knows how much you should trust that auto shut off feature, it is an extra protection layer but is not something you should depend on though.
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I don't doubt your 20 year statement....now you have an idea about how old I am!!!


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kwired said:
Wouldn't work with my son, not that he uses curling irons or hair dryers, but he seldom turns the light off:rant:



did not check out the link you provided but why couldn't they if too close to something combustible? Unplugging it and throwing it in a drawer before it cools off could even cause a fire if conditions were just right I would think.

so much for the intent with the phone or tablet chargers at the beginning of the thread.:)
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His twin lives at my house.:roll:
 
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