The reason behind bathroom’s light switcher located outdoor

Bathroom switch light is located outside the room

Now imagine we are in our bathroom, cleaning the wall, and by the time we want to turn on the light, it has to be switched in somewhere places. It feels unbelievable because we have to open the door, and switch the light. How can someone put the switcher out of the bathroom? Why would they do that?

A combo wombo of electricity
There is only one reason behind the switcher installation which is located few meters from the bathroom. And that only reason is because of the electricity installation which can save your life. In using the bathroom, water splash is common to be happened, and sometimes the direction of the water splash is random impacting to the whole area of bathroom. As a result, there are the same percentage of the area inside the bathroom which will be affected by the water. Now, imagine if one of the areas, for instance the wall, is installed with the electricity switcher?

It turns out, the location of electricity switcher which is put outside is to prevent people from electricity shock, which can lead to death. Water which is consumed by people for bathroom contains metals element, so the electrical properties of water is presence. So, based on the chemical elements within the water, it is considered as conductor (material that can carry electricity). While, the electrical wire installed in our home is made from good conductor, which is copper.

Saving our life!!!
Although it is inconvenient that the location of switcher is far from hand-reach when using the bathroom, the reason behind is to prevent electrical shock. Because of this reason, there are many regulations made by government in constructing the building. According to curiosity.com, the United Kingdom (UK) regulation about the position of switcher is clearly stated in strict way. The electrical installation of the building must be positioned with 0.6 meters from a shower or bathtub. So, it must be kept from wet hands by the time people want switch the light.

On the other hand, the United States government allows the interior light switcher, however, it must be installed in independent circuits, so that people will not get electrical shock because of wet hands.