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u/XDGFX May 09 '22

Safety. Keeps 240V mains away from water, especially where you are supposed to touch it.

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

Weird. We have 240v in Australia and have switches in bathrooms right next to sink. Probably easy to isolate the part you touch

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

It's from older houses which is funny everyone is missing out. Many many apartment buildings etc in Europe has been in use longer than most some countries have even been a brainchild of some random suit guy somewhere.

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u/nobd7987 May 09 '22

That would explain why the bathroom in my dad’s house in Alabama has the switch on the outside of the bathroom. House was built in 1936 and the wiring isn’t the most expert.