TV On Wall Over Tub

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dont know if i should start another thread, but this is kinda in the same area.
i am doing a house and the home owner is wanting to put a flat panel tv on the wall over the bath tub.i told her code wouldnt allow that.is there anyway this could be done legal that im not seeing?
 
zdog said:
dont know if i should start another thread, but this is kinda in the same area.
i am doing a house and the home owner is wanting to put a flat panel tv on the wall over the bath tub.i told her code wouldnt allow that.is there anyway this could be done legal that im not seeing?
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Sure, just dont install the receptacle over the tub...
 
It would help if the TV ran on two size "D" batteries.:grin:
 
stickboy1375 said:
Sure, just dont install the receptacle over the tub...
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i dont plan on doing it. just wanted to know if anyone ever ran into this.her interior decorator said she saw it on one of those fix-it- up shows.was wondering how they got away with it.
 
I don't see a tv over a bath tub any worse than getting out of the tub and using a hair dryer... as long as the receptacle is not over the tub your good to go...
 
How could a TV over the tub be any worse than this? ;)

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stickboy1375 said:
So the required receptacle in the bathroom your cool with right...? Lets not forget it needs to be within 3' of the sink...
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I am not saying it's a code violation.

I am saying to me it violets common sense to install a receptacle just outside the tub space for the express purpose of draping a cord into the tub space to a electric appliance inside the tub space.
 
iwire said:
I am not saying it's a code violation.

I am saying to me it violets common sense to install a receptacle just outside the tub space for the express purpose of draping a cord into the tub space to a electric appliance inside the tub space.
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My point was what is the difference over a tub space vs a sink space, yes your probably not standing in your sink, :wink: but the danger is still there.
 
jason said:
Just curious... If the TV would be on the wall over the tub, how would you see it?
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We have had this discussion before and my feeling is that it would have to be in the ceiling over the tub to violate code. If there is any space around the tub then the receptacle in the wall is not over the tub.
 
I'm not as fluent as you guys so someone please tell me what I'm missing here. I'm not seeing the danger. The TV mounted on a brace 7 or 8' off the floor and the receptacle behind the TV. GFCI protected of course but if the TV were to fall it'd become unplugged before it hit the water right? Then the capacitor.. Is that the danger?

I'm not saying anything other than I'm missing something.
 
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