fixture mounted inside shower (celing mounted) - besides being suitable for
wet location, does it need to be on GFI circuit? Logic says yes, but I
couldn't find it in the code...
thnaks
martin
I can't see why it would need to be on a GFI if the metal parts of the
fixture are properly connected to the supply ground lead.
I'd expect a good chance of nuisance tripping a GFCI from condensed
moisture if the fixture wasn't perfectly sealed.
When our home was built the electricians powered the Nutone bathroom
ventfans/lights from the output side of the GFCI outlets installed in
each bathroom.
Those GFCI outlets triped after almost every shower steamed up the
bathroom. I moved the feeds for the fan's timed switches to the input
side of those GFCIs and they've been working just fine for the last 20
years.
Jeff
And there is the tipoff. It is a UL-listing requirement
for *specific* fixtures, not a Code issue per se.
How a city inspector will handle this kind of thing
is all over the map/.
Jim
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