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Have quick question on wiring a new bathroom.
We are putting a light in the tub/shower area. The light is sealed against moisture. When the wire was run, UF wire was used since we considered this a damp location due to the high humidity that is typically in bathrooms, especially the tub/shower enclosure.
Anyhow, the city electrical inspector came through and said NMB would have been OK since light was sealed against moisture and wire would not actually be in damp location. Is this accurate?
Or maybe since the bathroom is gutted he did not understand exactly what was being done.
I do have a licensed electrician assisting with the project - installed new 200A panel, tells me where to run wire & i do it, then he connects to panel, etc. He did not say anything about the UF vs NMB being used but, have not talked to him since inspection.
Thanks,
Matt
We are putting a light in the tub/shower area. The light is sealed against moisture. When the wire was run, UF wire was used since we considered this a damp location due to the high humidity that is typically in bathrooms, especially the tub/shower enclosure.
Anyhow, the city electrical inspector came through and said NMB would have been OK since light was sealed against moisture and wire would not actually be in damp location. Is this accurate?
Or maybe since the bathroom is gutted he did not understand exactly what was being done.
I do have a licensed electrician assisting with the project - installed new 200A panel, tells me where to run wire & i do it, then he connects to panel, etc. He did not say anything about the UF vs NMB being used but, have not talked to him since inspection.
Thanks,
Matt