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Bathroom Electrics, 240V Non Ip Downlights.
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<blockquote data-quote="NozSpark" data-source="post: 361002" data-attributes="member: 601"><p>Hi Jordan,</p><p></p><p>There are 3 zones within a room containing a bath or shower</p><p></p><p>Zone 0 is within the basin of the bath or shower</p><p></p><p>Zone 1 is directly above the shower or bath up to 2250mm above the finished floor level</p><p></p><p>Zone 2 is an area extending 600mm around the bath or shower up to a height of 2250mm above the finished floor level</p><p></p><p>As they are an area of high risk there are more stringent regulations as to what can go where...</p><p></p><p>Basically...</p><p></p><p>All circuits within the bathroom require RCD protection</p><p></p><p>Only fixed loads within zones..</p><p></p><p>There are no regs that require you to have SELV lighting (I assume you mean 12V lighting - anything under 1000V is classed as low voltage) within a bathroom any more, some times it may be prudent but generally they are not required.</p><p></p><p>IP rated lights will be required by the building regs as you are not allowed to have moist air venting into the loft space (its obviously not good for the insulation or rafters)</p><p></p><p>And here's the kicker.... Only new work has to comply with the current regulations, however you may need to add supplementary bonding between new RCD protected work and existing wiring that isn't RCD protected</p><p></p><p>CERTIFICATES and Part P notification should have been issued (maybe not Part P if you're in England, Scotland or N Ireland)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NozSpark, post: 361002, member: 601"] Hi Jordan, There are 3 zones within a room containing a bath or shower Zone 0 is within the basin of the bath or shower Zone 1 is directly above the shower or bath up to 2250mm above the finished floor level Zone 2 is an area extending 600mm around the bath or shower up to a height of 2250mm above the finished floor level As they are an area of high risk there are more stringent regulations as to what can go where... Basically... All circuits within the bathroom require RCD protection Only fixed loads within zones.. There are no regs that require you to have SELV lighting (I assume you mean 12V lighting - anything under 1000V is classed as low voltage) within a bathroom any more, some times it may be prudent but generally they are not required. IP rated lights will be required by the building regs as you are not allowed to have moist air venting into the loft space (its obviously not good for the insulation or rafters) And here's the kicker.... Only new work has to comply with the current regulations, however you may need to add supplementary bonding between new RCD protected work and existing wiring that isn't RCD protected CERTIFICATES and Part P notification should have been issued (maybe not Part P if you're in England, Scotland or N Ireland) [/QUOTE]
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