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<blockquote data-quote="CinnamonDonkey" data-source="post: 441779" data-attributes="member: 28705"><p>Hi,</p><p></p><p> I recently had a Electrical Installation Condition Report done and one of the issues that came back was an '<strong>F/I</strong>' on the ceiling mounted bathroom light:</p><p></p><p><strong> "F/I - Unsure of bathroom light IP rating. "</strong></p><p></p><p>I contacted the guy and pointed out (to the best of my knowledge) that the light fitting is not immediately above the bath or shower but in the 0.6m zone to the outside of it, ceiling mounted, so based on my understanding it falls into zone 2 which would require a IP44 light fitting. </p><p></p><p> IP44 Requirements: </p><p></p><p> - Protection against live parts inside the enclosure by objects greater than 1mm in size.</p><p></p><p> - Protection against ingress of small solid foreign bodies greater than 1mm (excluding ventalation openings).</p><p></p><p> - Water splashed against the enclosure from any direction shall have no harmful effect.</p><p></p><p> Based on simple observation, it does in deed meet all the above requirements.</p><p></p><p> His response was:</p><p></p><p><em><strong>"There were no IP ratings that we could see on the light and therefore we are unsure of its rating. Is it suitable at all for a bathroom in terms of steam ingress, let alone suitable for its zone?"</strong></em></p><p></p><p> Let me just point out that as I am over 200 miles away from the property he is fully aware that I can't just pop over to deal with things and that he will most likely be the one doing any work.</p><p></p><p> It he just taking the Mickey?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CinnamonDonkey, post: 441779, member: 28705"] Hi, I recently had a Electrical Installation Condition Report done and one of the issues that came back was an '[B]F/I[/B]' on the ceiling mounted bathroom light: [B] "F/I - Unsure of bathroom light IP rating. "[/B] I contacted the guy and pointed out (to the best of my knowledge) that the light fitting is not immediately above the bath or shower but in the 0.6m zone to the outside of it, ceiling mounted, so based on my understanding it falls into zone 2 which would require a IP44 light fitting. IP44 Requirements: - Protection against live parts inside the enclosure by objects greater than 1mm in size. - Protection against ingress of small solid foreign bodies greater than 1mm (excluding ventalation openings). - Water splashed against the enclosure from any direction shall have no harmful effect. Based on simple observation, it does in deed meet all the above requirements. His response was: [I][B]"There were no IP ratings that we could see on the light and therefore we are unsure of its rating. Is it suitable at all for a bathroom in terms of steam ingress, let alone suitable for its zone?"[/B][/I] Let me just point out that as I am over 200 miles away from the property he is fully aware that I can't just pop over to deal with things and that he will most likely be the one doing any work. It he just taking the Mickey? [/QUOTE]
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