outlet near tub OK?

08-01-2007, 09:52 AM	#1
matty Newbie   Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 5	outlet near tub OK? Anyone know what NEC says about how close a GFCI outlet can be to a tub? I would like to put an outlet about 6 inches to the side, and 2 feet up from the tub (the wall limits my options). Thanks

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08-01-2007, 05:14 PM	#2
JohnJ0906 Master Electrician     Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 332	outlet near tub OK? Quote: Originally Posted by matty Anyone know what NEC says about how close a GFCI outlet can be to a tub? I would like to put an outlet about 6 inches to the side, and 2 feet up from the tub (the wall limits my options). Thanks As long as you are outside the footprint of the tub, you are NEC legal. You might want a weatherproof cover on that, it's closer than I would prefer to sprayed water. Might not look so good, but safer. __________________ John from Baltimore One Day at a Time To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. "Experience is what you get when you were expecting something else" "The bitterness of low quality lingers long after the sweetness of low cost is forgotten"

08-01-2007, 10:49 PM	#3
troubleseeker remodeling pro   Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,399	outlet near tub OK? I would check with local electrical inspector on this one. Proximity of switches and recepticles to tubs and showers is one of those things with wide range of acceptance variations on the local levels. National codes or not, that would not fly in my area.