John Dirks Jr Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 New construction. The switch cannot be reached from standing in the shower. It looks like an exterior rated fixture. I thought fixtures over showers had to be sealed under a lens. What are the requirements for fixtures over showers? Are there code references to prove this installation is wrong? Download Attachment: P1220707.JPG 1391.59 KB Download Attachment: P1220708.JPG 1111.35 KB Download Attachment: P1220712.JPG 1273.14 KB Download Attachment: P1220717.JPG 876.45 KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted February 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 OK...here it is and it looks ok. http://progresslighting.com/products.as ... P8072WL-28 You can blow this pic up and see the part number. Download Attachment: P1220715.JPG 1270.55 KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plummen Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Ive heard rumors of fixtures that could actually be used without a glass cover,but ive never actually seen one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted February 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Ive heard rumors of fixtures that could actually be used without a glass cover,but ive never actually seen one Me either, until today. That's what caught me. You'll see the shower rated fixtures without covers at the link in my second post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Hockstein Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 My experience is that the electrical inspectors will defer to UL approvals and the manufacturers' published specifications and installation instructions. Sometimes they will ask the builder to provide the back-up documentation to verify and to put into the municipal file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 The NEC only requires that the fixture be marked for a damp locations or, if it's subject to shower spray, wet locations. There's no NEC requirement for a cover. Never was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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