Outlet in small bathroom - 01/24/09 09:49 AM
I've been watching some of those house hunting TV shows. I've noticed in a few of them where apartments are in older (100+ years) buildings, bathrooms can be extremely compact. In more than one, the show was an integral part of the whole bathroom. That is, there was no separate show space and everything in there could get wet when showering. Think of it as sink and toilet in the shower.
Now suppose you are asked to do a rewire of an apartment like that to upgrade the wiring. If there is no electrical outlet there now, would you add one? If there is an older one, would you remove it?
Which code item prevails in a compact bathroom? Keeping the outlet away from the shower vs. the requirement to have one in there?
The shows I saw were places in Europe. But I could envision some places in older parts of cities in the USA having the same issues.
Now suppose you are asked to do a rewire of an apartment like that to upgrade the wiring. If there is no electrical outlet there now, would you add one? If there is an older one, would you remove it?
Which code item prevails in a compact bathroom? Keeping the outlet away from the shower vs. the requirement to have one in there?
The shows I saw were places in Europe. But I could envision some places in older parts of cities in the USA having the same issues.