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Old 3/28/09, 4:12 PM
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Can a ceiling light be over a shower/tub.
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Old 3/28/09, 4:19 PM
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Can a ceiling light be over a shower/tub.
I think it should be recessed lighting that is approved for "wet" locations. I also think other types of lighting should be 8 feet above the rim of tub. But, I could be wrong.


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When installed over a tub, a hanging fixture or pendant must be at least 8 ft above the top of the tub. In addition, hanging fixtures must be at excluded from a zone 3 ft horizontally and 8 ft vertically from the top of the bathtub rim.


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Can a ceiling light be over a shower/tub.
Don't know if it is a code requirement or not, but my electrical ran my shower/tub light to a gfci.
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Thank you very much, you guys!


That is very helpful.
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