Timeline for Is my contractor right that our nonreturnable hardwired heated towel rack can't be installed in our bathroom?
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| Dec 1, 2023 at 23:53 | comment | added | Technophile | Another thought: how structurally sound is the towel rack and its mounting? If it's placed such that it ends up being used as a grab bar (I don't know whether the intended placement would make this the case), it should be sufficiently strong, including its mounting, to be used as a grab bar. | |
| Nov 30, 2023 at 3:53 | comment | added | RibaldEddie | The above scenario is the reason that GFCI protection would be required on the circuit. In wet locations, GFCI protection is mandated. It shuts the power off immediately if the current in the circuit is finding a path to ground that is abnormal (such as through a person standing in an electrified puddle of water). | |
| Nov 28, 2023 at 18:39 | comment | added | Technophile | @SolarMike One factor distraction (think 'texting while driving'). The conscious parts of our brains don't multi-task; we can do ONE activity requiring conscious thought at a time well. Try to do two (e.g. texting while driving) and that gets demonstrated. Another factor is different types or areas of intelligence; to name a few, a great leader and speaker who can motivate people may be clueless about mechanical or electrical systems. And then we have children, teenagers, elderly, and the semi-awake adults, as well as the ignorant and confused. Generally frowned upon to kill them off. | |
| Nov 28, 2023 at 7:30 | comment | added | SomeoneSomewhereSupportsMonica | While some regs are the result of people making very questionable choices, someone inadvertently using a towel-rail as a grab bar, especially if elderly or mid-fall, certainly seems very likely. | |
| Nov 28, 2023 at 7:00 | comment | added | Solar Mike | When you read some of the regs (based on what has happened as your inspector pointed out) one does think "why are some people so stupid that we have to make a regulation for this"? | |
| Nov 28, 2023 at 6:24 | history | answered | Technophile | CC BY-SA 4.0 |