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Monday, January 9, 2023
Question:
Hello, we are renovating a bathroom, where we will have a shower and a toilet with a bidet that needs power. The electrical inspector said that the outlet for the bidet needs to be 3' from the fixed shower door. Would this also apply if I had a shower curtain instead of the shower door? Thanks, Sharman Lappin.
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Answer:
Hi Sharman, NEC® Section 406.9(C) provides guidance on this topic:
“Receptacles shall not be installed within a zone measured 3ft horizontally and 8ft vertically from the top of the bathtub rim or shower stall threshold”.
This Code Section requirement applies the same to showers with curtains or doors.