lol…why would we want to change it…i did a scientific study last night…i touched the switch 2’ from my shower…over 100 times and no shock…while showering…my scientific results are in…100% safe.
PS. I’m in Denver…lol
Now that’s what I call empirical evidence of no hazard.:mrgreen:
Frank,
How about you and the sparky duke it out to settle this?:shock:
After reading all this, I am thinking…
How is this situation really all that different from a garbage disposal (or overhead light) switch mounted within reach of the kitchen sink? Does it have to be 3 feet away? (in the US OR in Canada). I’ve never seen one that far away yet. Yes, a person is not standing in the water, but very often has one hand in the water when they operate either of those switch !!
Well if you’re going to use logic.:roll::roll: :sarcasm:
Absolutely perfect example. Thank you.
Frank???
Nick???
Well as long as the disposal is GFI protected since it is in a wet area under the sink. Ducks and runs for cover.
Wait, that silliness was on another forum. ;-):mrgreen:
Now Paul, you have left us all with a picture that is emblazoned in our minds and may never be erased. The last time that happened was the picture of you in the pink “Electrical Guru” thong. OMG. :vomit:
Are you going to include any of that shower action in the upcoming NACHI TV video? :mrgreen: In High Def?
lol…Lord lets hope not. We are trying fix blindness…not cause it.
For some reason, I get this feeling that Jib Jab is going to come up with a version of your “shower dance”. :mrgreen:
No.
Absolutely the single most horrifying photo to ever disgrace this message board was a former electrical contributor and self-appointed authority on all things electrical, wearing an electric blue sequened evening dress, complete with high heels, nylon stockings, wig, false eyelashes, lipstic, and make-up.
I still have nightmares…
Who remembers what I speak of? How long have you all been InterNACHI members?
Way too long Joe, I still don’t sleep properly 
Regards
Gerry
Thanks for dredging up that nightmare. . . All those therapy $$$$ just went out the door.
If it was my shower stall and I had kids, I’d install a GFCI on the switch circuit before I installed a Water-Pik. Call me nuts.
OMG! :shock:
I was thinkin’…maybe, he’d try that in Iraq. :twisted:
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[FONT=Arial]You have E-mail. :p[/FONT]
Ok…your NUTS…lol
Actually as I told you at dinner the other night. If an HI is concerned over this situation they can always recommend the circuit to be protected by GFCI , Clearly, everyone has different opinions of it but rather than FLAME it as a defect that could come back to haunt an HI…recommend a positive solution at a reasonable cost and tell them they may want to protect it with GFCI…and it will help some sleep at night but again NO ONE has found any documentation of the condition causing an electrical hazard.
Look…as you remember today…I sat on your toilet, dangled my hands in the sink while the water was running and with the other hand flicked your bathroom lights on and off…over and over again and you notice I was not shocked…fact is you have a better chance at winning the lotto than it really being a problem.
But to each his own…
I had that picture out of my head until today, thanks for the awful memory. I think he was mixed up and posted the pic on the wrong website. InterNACHI.org and trollingforguys.com could easily be mixed up as the spelling is similiar??? :D:D:D
I kinda liked that image of me in a pink speedo…I shed like 150 pounds in a click of a shutter…lol
In order to keep this thread from drifting too far, the question is:
When this photo was taken, were you really testing switches?
Paul writes:
But you were touching a plastic switch cover with a dry hand while sitting on porcelain toilet.
Would you be willing to get soak and wet, stand barefoot in a bathtub full of water, and touch a decorative metal or chrome switch plate cover with a wet hand, with no hesitation? If so, what method would have used to confirm the plate cover isn’t energized? Or do you do it without hesitation based solely on the unlikeliness that the switch plate cover is energized?
I think Nick must live in a bubble.
How else could he feel “safe” ? 