Switches near tub

[electrofelon]

Is this an issue? Is there a code cycle where it wouldn't have been an issue?

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[wwhitney]

404.4(C) appears unchanged between the 2017, 2020, and 2023 NEC, and it says "Switches shall not be installed within tub or shower spaces unless installed as part of a listed tub or shower assembly."

In contrast, 406.9(C) on receptacles near tubs was expanded in the 2020 NEC.

Cheers, Wayne

 

[Dennis Alwon]

Is this an issue? Is there a code cycle where it wouldn't have been an issue?

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If it is directly over the tub then it is a violation

404.4
(C) Switches in Tub or Shower Spaces.

Switches shall not be installed within tub or shower spaces unless installed as part of a listed tub or shower assembly.

 

[Dennis Alwon]

This is from 2008-- I don't know how much further back it goes

404.4 Damp or Wet Locations.

A surface-mounted switch or circuit breaker in a damp or wet location shall be enclosed in a weatherproof enclosure or cabinet that shall comply with 312.2. A flush-mounted switch or circuit breaker in a damp or wet location shall be equipped with a weatherproof cover. Switches shall not be installed within wet locations in tub or shower spaces unless installed as part of a listed tub or shower assembly.

 

[electrofelon]

I thought there was something new/newish about proximity of switches to tubs. Could have sworn I went through this on a job a year or two ago. Maybe I am misremembering. My brain is full. . I'll have to look up the code wording, but what is the definition of "tub space"? As long as it is not directly above it's okay?

 

[Dennis Alwon]

As Wayne stated Receptacles have gone thru a change

 

[electrofelon]

As Wayne stated Receptacles have gone thru a change

Okay thanks, maybe it was a receptacle that was the issue at this previous thing and I am misremembering.

 

[hbiss]

This is from 2008-- I don't know how much further back it goes

All I know is my house was built in 1955, and the switch was located outside the bathroom door because it would have been within 1 foot of the edge of the tub. Thinking about that I never located a switch or receptacle within reach of someone in a shower or tub.

And, what's that low voltage for?

-Hal

 

[electrofelon]

All I know is my house was built in 1955, and the switch was located outside the bathroom door because it would have been within 1 foot of the edge of the tub. Thinking about that I never located a switch or receptacle within reach of someone in a shower or tub.

And, what's that low voltage for?

-Hal

Floor heat

 

[hbiss]

Floor heat

And why does that need to be over the tub?

-Hal

 

[electrofelon]

And why does that need to be over the tub?

-Hal

So you can adjust the heat while in the tub! No actually, the bathroom layout was changed near the end .