Why in America are the bathroom switches inside, but in ours are they outside?

For comfortable living in an apartment, every detail is important, including the location of switches in the bathroom. They should be in a convenient place so that everyone in the household can easily find them.

But there is no clear answer as to which location is most suitable for switches. They found different places on different hemispheres of the globe. In American houses, bathroom switches are located inside, while in Russian apartments they are outside. Why? We'll figure out!

American style switch

In the US, the light switch in the bathroom is located inside, not outside.. This is what they did in Russia in the last century, even before mass construction.

The Americans themselves give several explanations for this order.

• Logically this is quite correct, because the switch for the hallway is not placed in the entrance.
• Like any room, the bathroom has a button for light inside. And for Americans the bathroom is considered a separate room, in which the switches are in accordance with building regulations.
• In addition, each room has its own lighting control, and they are at arm's length. It is very comfortable in families with small children who love to play with light. Parents locked in the toilet literally have to beg their children to return the lighting.
• Many Russians, when coming abroad, encounter inconvenience and discomfort, not finding the usual buttons at the entrance.Most of them, entering a dark room, express a storm of indignation towards the builders in an attempt to turn on the light. Indeed, in 90% of cases, bathrooms do not have window openings and finding the treasured box is problematic. Maybe, Americans are just used to this order and presumably know where the device is located.

Reference! In US bathrooms and toilets there are always two switches. One is for lighting and the other is for ventilation.

• In addition, it is known that utilities are quite expensive. Some particularly prudent people see this as opportunity to save. After all, why turn on the light without being in the toilet. It is much more profitable to turn it on a couple of seconds after entering the room.

Important! According to experts, the amount of savings in this case turns out to be insignificant.

Switch in Russian

There are also reasons for choosing a location for a switch in Russian apartments.

• Despite the fact that in our country a bathroom is often called a bathroom, it is not a document room.

Reference! In typical buildings, a bathroom is an auxiliary non-residential space, like an ordinary pantry. And for such places the switch should be outside.

For many people, this fact is evidence of a disregard for comfort. But in general, such an arrangement in Russia has long been taken for granted.

• Many builders explain this difference from American traditions in their own way. They believe that the bathroom is an area of ​​increased risk and danger to human life and health. After all, water pipes run there and there is often excess humidity.

Important! Placing the device outside the bathroom minimizes the possibility of electric shock.

• And people say with humor that it’s more convenient to track if anyone is in the toilet.

But it should be noted that in general The fashion for placing bathroom switches indoors is gradually coming to Russia.

With the development of new technologies and the creation of design projects, homeowners have the opportunity to make high-quality redevelopments. Therefore, if you wish, you can change the location of the regulator not only in new buildings, but also in old housing stock. But whether there is any point in such redevelopments is up to you to decide.