I have an outlet in my bathroom that’s above and to the left of my sink and I’m wondering if it would be safe enough to use some of those third reality plugs in it.
They would not be directly exposed to water from the sink or anything like that, but during showers and stuff like that it can get quite humid in that room. And so I’m wondering if that would cause any kind of problem.
Your bathroom receptacles are protected by a GFCI safety mechanism. You can confirm by noticing if the receptacle has two small buttons usually stamped with “Test” and “Reset”.
If the smart plug had a malfunction due to humidity (unlikely), the GFCI receptacle it’s plugged into would instantly cut power.
You can toss a toaster in your bathtub as long as it’s plugged into a GFCI and 99.99999% chance you would be totally fine. Don’t try this at home.
That sounds like a very country-specific fact and I am not sure poster talked about a specific country.
It’s fairly universal throughout developed countries. Might be called something different than GFCI though.
I think they are asking about the hardware in the device itself versus the electrical.
It would be incredibly subjective to the build quality of the device, and what is happening in that bathroom.
If it steams up a lot and gets condensation on all the surfaces, you may run into trouble from corrosion over time.
Am electrician, this is correct.
The plug won’t always have two buttons if it’s GFCI protected, as one GFCI outlet can protect multiple outlets.
True. Also in newer homes the GFCI might be at the circuit breaker.
Either way, as long as it’s GFCI you shouldn’t have any concerns.