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		adestefan on Nov 14, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why aren't we all using Japanese toilets? And most of them are usually not near a toilet. While the parts are cheap, it's not a trivial matter to install an outlet where one hasn't been planned in a finished room.

eropple on Nov 16, 2012 [–]

I don't think I agree with that. Every home I've lived in has had a GFCI outlet within four feet. (Usually on the side of the sink, next to the mirror. Also usually adjacent to the toilet.)

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