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    Dec 28, 2010, 01:16 PM
    Location of Bathroom fan
    I am installing a bathroom fan in an existing building. The ceiling is concrete so I can not put the fan there. It is easy to put it on the wall next to the ceiling over the tub/shower. I will install it so that it is GFI protected but am concerned that the fan may have to be a certain distance from the tub to meet code. I can find no direct reference to this in the Alberta code but lights, switches and recepticals each have their distances from the tub. Am I OK? Assume Alberta Code is similar to US National electrical code.
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    Dec 28, 2010, 01:37 PM
    As long as the fan is GFI protected, and high enough or located to be out of any direct spray of water, you should be fine.
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    Dec 28, 2010, 02:21 PM
    You could ask your inspector. With fans it's about rust. I have fans at the top of the walls at the edge of showers (they are rusty but 40 years old).
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