# Switch in a new build **URL:** \ **Category:** Misc. Discussion\ **Created:** [October 11, 2022, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/switch-in-a-new-build/220734 "2022-10-11T15:12:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![jroot](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/jroot/32/171697_2.png) [@jroot](https://forum.nachi.org/u/jroot)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2022, 3:06am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/switch-in-a-new-build/220734/21 "2022-10-13T03:06:06Z")
> [@tallenson](#): > > Pretty sure it’s for the garbage disposal but that’s just my opinion. 2028 building code now requires a garbage disposal to be installed in every Primary bathroom with the control switch to be protected by cabinetry for safety. After all the crap I pulled out of the vanity drain in a townhouse we are trying to get ready to rent, I think a garbage (hair) disposal might be a good idea. 😆 ---
**Author:** ![ryoung7](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/ryoung7/32/188798_2.png) [@ryoung7](https://forum.nachi.org/u/ryoung7)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2022, 9:29am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/switch-in-a-new-build/220734/22 "2022-10-13T09:29:17Z")
> [@erodriguez31](#): > > I was at an inspection yesterday and found this switch in the Primary bathroom, under the sink…what is it for? Morning, Edward. Pay no attention to unwelcome answers. Your question has validity. In cases like this you can refer your client to ask the vender, or venders agent, for full disclosure. Lets dig down deeper. Switches are for operating and disabling a apparatus or device. Was there a spa setup? Sun lamp for light therapy? Did the switch operate the ceiling fan? Was the bathroom on a dedicated circuit. Need more information. There’s a lot to unpack. Bathroom Branch Circuits. \*\*The 210.11(C)(3) rule states, branch circuits are allowable in the bathroom per NEC rules. I think it is 2’ feet from a sink but I have to go looking. Lets see what others have to say. ---
**Author:** ![rbleich](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/rbleich/32/423577_2.png) [@rbleich](https://forum.nachi.org/u/rbleich)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2022, 12:28pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/switch-in-a-new-build/220734/23 "2022-10-13T12:28:49Z")
> [@erodriguez31](#): > > what is it for? I think I know what it’s for, but I need to know if it was a single pole or a 3way switch. ---
**Author:** ![erodriguez31](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/erodriguez31/32/248596_2.png) [@erodriguez31](https://forum.nachi.org/u/erodriguez31)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2022, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/switch-in-a-new-build/220734/24 "2022-10-13T19:28:19Z")
![20221010_141329](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/original/4X/8/b/6/8b68ad424905a98ec0143d06442232cda511ad40.jpeg) ![20221010_141343](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/original/4X/d/8/2/d822077dc2fffa436fbf19e353d98c02874fc694.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![ddagostino](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/ddagostino/32/60136_2.png) [@ddagostino](https://forum.nachi.org/u/ddagostino)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2022, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/switch-in-a-new-build/220734/25 "2022-10-13T19:31:12Z")
Probably a hot water recirc pump. ---
**Author:** ![tglaze](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/tglaze/32/362210_2.png) [@tglaze](https://forum.nachi.org/u/tglaze)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2022, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/switch-in-a-new-build/220734/26 "2022-10-13T20:19:23Z")
> [@jjonas](#): > > The mentioned 'Primary" bathroom is actually the MASTER bathroom, and the switch is to operate a ‘Re-circulation Pump’ for the Hot Water. > [@ddagostino](#): > > Probably a hot water recirc pump. Me thinks they may right. ---
**Author:** ![ryoung7](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/ryoung7/32/188798_2.png) [@ryoung7](https://forum.nachi.org/u/ryoung7)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2022, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/switch-in-a-new-build/220734/27 "2022-10-13T23:24:04Z")
Appears to be a on/off switch for an electric motor on BX cable. The switch has an indicator light. Edward, was the bath tub also a spa with air message therapy? There will be air outlet holes in the tub. ---
**Author:** ![erodriguez31](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/erodriguez31/32/248596_2.png) [@erodriguez31](https://forum.nachi.org/u/erodriguez31)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2022, 1:32am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/switch-in-a-new-build/220734/28 "2022-10-14T01:32:33Z")
No holes on the tub, not jetted. I believe it was a single pole ---
**Author:** ![ryoung7](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/ryoung7/32/188798_2.png) [@ryoung7](https://forum.nachi.org/u/ryoung7)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2022, 1:54am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/switch-in-a-new-build/220734/29 "2022-10-14T01:54:12Z")
It would by my recommendation to ask, the seller/vender or sellers/vender’s agent for disclosure. ---
**Author:** ![bcawhern1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/bcawhern1/32/408713_2.png) [@bcawhern1](https://forum.nachi.org/u/bcawhern1)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2022, 1:59am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/switch-in-a-new-build/220734/30 "2022-10-14T01:59:51Z")
Just curious, do you have a picture of the water heater? ---
**Author:** ![bnesbitt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/bnesbitt/32/56701_2.png) [@bnesbitt](https://forum.nachi.org/u/bnesbitt)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2022, 6:27am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/switch-in-a-new-build/220734/31 "2022-10-14T06:27:04Z")
? recirc > **[On-Demand Hot Water Circulation Pumps](https://fasterhotwater.com/)** > > Hot Water Recirculation System | Get hot water on demand quickly w/o wasting water down the drain. Find out more today. ---
**Author:** ![jskiles](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/jskiles/32/266473_2.png) [@jskiles](https://forum.nachi.org/u/jskiles)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2022, 12:52pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/switch-in-a-new-build/220734/32 "2022-10-14T12:52:07Z")
Spot on. I don’t care what others want to say. It chaps my ass (there I said it) when they push their crap on me and somehow, I’m the bad guy. ---
**Author:** ![erodriguez31](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/erodriguez31/32/248596_2.png) [@erodriguez31](https://forum.nachi.org/u/erodriguez31)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2022, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/switch-in-a-new-build/220734/33 "2022-10-14T13:22:22Z")
It was an instantaneous water heater ---
**Author:** ![jjonas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/jjonas/32/301755_2.png) [@jjonas](https://forum.nachi.org/u/jjonas)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2022, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/switch-in-a-new-build/220734/34 "2022-10-14T13:33:31Z")
> [@erodriguez31](#): > > instantaneous water heater Mounted how far from the Master Bathroom? My guess… other end of the home. ---
**Author:** ![rlewis5](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/rlewis5/32/337040_2.png) [@rlewis5](https://forum.nachi.org/u/rlewis5)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2022, 1:57pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/switch-in-a-new-build/220734/35 "2022-10-14T13:57:01Z")
> [@erodriguez31](#): > > It was an instantaneous water heater Why would anyone put a switch on that? ---
**Author:** ![jjonas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/jjonas/32/301755_2.png) [@jjonas](https://forum.nachi.org/u/jjonas)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2022, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/switch-in-a-new-build/220734/36 "2022-10-14T14:09:31Z")
> [@rlewis5](#): > > Why would anyone put a switch on that Number one reason… Distance! 👈👉 > [@jjonas](#): > > Mounted how far from the Master Bathroom? > .My guess… other end of the home. ---
**Author:** ![rlewis5](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/rlewis5/32/337040_2.png) [@rlewis5](https://forum.nachi.org/u/rlewis5)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2022, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/switch-in-a-new-build/220734/37 "2022-10-14T15:17:03Z")
Not the switch but the recirculating control valve. What does the switch have to do with it? The valve doesn’t need electricity . [Previous page](https://forum.nachi.org/t/switch-in-a-new-build/220734.md?page=1)