I'm a code compliance officer and I've recently conducted an inspection of a new remodeled two family home. each unit contains two bathrooms, each bathroom has a baseboard heater located within six inches of the edge of the shower pan. The heater is operated from a knob/thermostat on the unit itself. My intuition is that the unit should be suitable for damp location, as a lighting fixture would be if located within the "zone" of the shower (exhibit 410.1 illustrates). Any thoughts on this?
Rebecca Davis
Having access to the instructions or brand may also shed light on this. Manufacturers instructions have to be followed. I'd agree that it is a damp location. Whether the fact that the thermostat is on it or not, I can't say if that makes a difference. I don't know that there is a dimension. Arguably, electric floor heat is GFCI protected, usually as part of the thermostat. Good question.
It's a valid question. I work in plenty of apartments with electric heat and a small baseboard heater or fan forced wall heater in them not far from the shower or tub. I haven't seen anything that would cause me to want to GFCI protect or from experience. Then again we fight this battle in the kitchen with ranges and other appliances. I've never run into an issue with it.
Use of the washer in the basement causes the upstairs tub to overflow so working that out. The oil company shut us off too for one of the legs of the tank has a plastic shim and the door on the boiler can’t open because it’s too close to the wall. I’ll get to it…
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