TV On Wall Over Tub

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What are you doing with pics of my office?:D
 
i installed a recep for a tv over a tub once when I was still working for another EC. We came back and roughed in the recep and rg6 after the initial inspection. The drywall contractor covered both of the boxes up. After the final we cut it out and installed the devices. worked out great. :D
 
zdog said:
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.
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Has anyone ever noticed that you (I haven't but I don't watch the make-over/fix-it shows that much) that you never see inspectors around on these type shows?:rolleyes:
 
Marine TV

Marine TV

While doing some work at a new customers house recently I asked use their master bathroom. And they had they had a hot tub company convert their master bed room closet into a hot tub spa room, and in it. She was quite proud of her new spa and idea to convert the closet into it. I was somewhat shocked at what I was seeing, a TV and a tub...then she explained the Marine thing...

I saw a Marine TV that was for a boat, that ran on an AC adapter. The installer did put some thought into the installation. It was securely wall mounted, the outlet was directly behind the TV. The outlet was a single outlet, and yes I checked it was in fact GFCI protected at the panel by a GFCI breaker. I inquired of the homeowner who had installed her hot tub and the TV over it but she would not tell me ( she obviously knew it was wrong) who had been so "creative" , the TV was within 3' of the tub. ( I guess their wireman had issues with the TV hence the Marine style)

Though I would not have done the work I left thinking that at least with a 12volt marine TV ( for now) it wasn't too unsafe. The problems would arise once they sold their home, that outlet would no longer be safe
 
I put one in (much to my chagrin) and the inspector passed it. An LCD flat screen with a dedicated receptacle. The inspector seemed to think it unlikely that anyone would un-plug the TV while bathing. Please note, the tub did not have a shower in it and the TV had a remote control. I did make sure that the receptacle was on the load side of a GFCI just in case an Oprah rerun came on and the remote failed.

I, for one, don't understand the mentality of wanting to watch the boob tube while bathing. But then, I don't understand the mentality of wanting to watch sports at family gatherings like Christmas and Thanksgiving and also don't understand why middle aged women wear NASCAR jackets. I guess being the offspring of an alien life form has it's disadvantages here on Terra Firma.

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now a days you have tv's in refrigators, soon I bet stoves and everywhere else, the thing you might want to remember is that lighting like electronics, so the refrigator with a tv will likely be a good target, ang I sure don't want to be the big fat guy in the tub watching tv when it is storming, lol now how about a lap top for the tub now there is a idea, lol
 
"You have never seen people bang on malfunctioning electronics?" iwire

Yes, and that lines right up with turning the stereo down when you're lost in traffic. "Honey, we're lost." The very first thing that happens is the stereo goes off. That'll help ya':roll:

"Hun, the TV's flickering." Well geez sweetheart, hit the d*mn thing a couple times........... "That didn't work hun.":roll:

Ya' think???
 
iwire said:
You have never seen people bang on malfunctioning electronics?
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i think it was the movie armageddon where the russian grabs a wrench and starts beating on the control panel of the spaceship and says this is how we fix things on the russian space station. it worked for him.

maybe thats why the japanese never got in the space race, their tvs wont hold up to a sledgehammer.
 
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