Title 24 and JA8 Requirements for Bathroom Mirror Lighting
How JA8 standards and Title 24 requirements affect the lighting specification of a bathroom mirror, and what to confirm before you order.
If your project is in California, the lighting in the bathroom mirror is part of the energy compliance calculation. It is worth settling at specification stage, because changing the light source after the mirrors are manufactured means changing the mirrors.
Where the Mirror Sits in the Calculation
A lighted mirror is a light fixture as well as a mirror. In a compact bathroom it may be the main source of light at the vanity, which puts it squarely inside the compliance question rather than alongside it.
Our lighted mirrors are specified to meet JA8 standards and Title 24 requirements, and that applies across the frameless, framed and lit cabinet ranges.
Light Output Choices That Affect Compliance
The LED specification runs from 10W/m to 22W/m, using flexible LED strip, T5 LED tube or rigid LED strip with a diffuser. Output and length together set the load for the fixture.
Rated life is 50,000 hours across the options, which matters for maintenance planning on a property with several hundred bathrooms.
Dimming and Control
Dimming is available by touch switch on the mirror or by wall dimmer. Which one you use is a coordination decision with the electrical contractor, not a product decision, so confirm it before production starts.
Changeable light colour is also available where the specification calls for it.
What to Confirm Before You Order
Tell us the project location, the mirror sizes, the light output you want and whether dimming is on the mirror or on the wall. Those four answers settle the lighting specification.
Specification sheets are available by email so the mirror can be checked against the compliance calculation before the order is placed.
Key Points
- A lighted mirror is a light fixture in the compliance calculation
- Our mirrors meet JA8 standards and Title 24 requirements
- LED output runs 10W/m to 22W/m with a 50,000 hour rated life
- Settle dimming and control before production, not at final fix
Models This Guide Refers To
High Quality Lighted Mirror Model HQ002
HQ002 is the frameless model that went into the TCCH Hotel by Marriott in Tacoma, Washington. It is a project-proven layout rather t...
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High Quality Lighted Mirror Model HQ001
HQ001 is the model most of our hotel clients order first. It is a plain rectangular frameless mirror with a frosted light band, and ...
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Questions About This Guide
Who is title 24 and ja8 requirements for bathroom mirror lighting written for?
Project teams, specifiers and buyers who have to make a decision about a lighted mirror rather than browse a catalogue.
Can you supply a specification sheet on this subject?
Yes. Email us the model name and we will send the specification sheet.
Does this apply to lit medicine cabinets as well as mirrors?
Unless the guide says otherwise, yes. The cabinets share the mirror, lighting and electrical specification.
Who do I contact with a follow up question?
Email [email protected] with the project details and the question.
Need This Checked Against Your Project
Send the drawing, the sizes and the functions you are considering and we will tell you what we would specify.