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Guides for Specifying Lighted Mirrors and Lit Cabinets

Written for people who have to put a mirror into a submittal package, not for people browsing a catalogue.

What UL, cUL, ETL, cETL, CE, SAA, IP44 and RoHS actually cover on a lighted bathroom mirror, and which ones your project needs....

How JA8 standards and Title 24 requirements affect the lighting specification of a bathroom mirror, and what to confirm before you...

The practical difference between a backlit mirror and a front lit mirror, and how to choose between them for a hotel or residentia...

How an anti-fog defogger keeps a bathroom mirror clear, which bathrooms need one, and what the defogger adds to the electrical spe...

How to build a mirror size schedule for a hotel project, from standard widths to custom sizes, and why mixed sizes should be produ...

What to confirm when specifying a lit medicine cabinet for a North American hotel, multi-family or healthcare project, from body m...

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About The Knowledge Centre

What do these guides cover?

Certification, lighting compliance, backlit versus front lit mirrors, defoggers, size schedules and lit medicine cabinet specification.

Are the guides based on your own production?

Yes. Everything in them refers to the products we manufacture and the projects we have supplied.

Can I get a specification sheet for a model in a guide?

Yes. Ask by email and we will send the specification sheet for the model you name.

Do you publish new guides?

Guides are added as questions come up repeatedly on project enquiries.

Email it to us. If it comes up often enough it becomes the next guide.