Electric Outlet

10-16-2012, 12:50 AM	#16
frenchelectrican " Euro " electrician     Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: WI & France { in France for now } Posts: 4,972	Electric Outlet Quote: Originally Posted by Speedy Petey In the US there is no "clearance area". Ditto in France we have no " clearance area " either. Merci, Marc __________________ The answer will be based on NEC ( National Electrical code ) or CEC ( Cananda Electrical code ) or ECF ( Electrique Code France )

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10-16-2012, 02:18 PM	#17
operagost Member   Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 528	Electric Outlet My bathrooms happen to have GFCI breakers, which would allow the use of standard receptacles. This used to be pretty common until people got tired of them tripping too easily (mine don't, BTW).