Re: Newbie bathroom lighting / wiring regs question.

["Neil Fuller" <neil@xxxxxxx>]

Peter

You will have to install the switch/dimmer outside the bathroom. My regs
are at work but the long and short of it is no switches or sockets that you
can reach in the bathroom (240v ones at least). Before anyone shouts
'Shaver sockets', they are fed by an integral isolating transformer.

So, you will need to put the switch box in the hall/bedroom or
wherever.

If the hall is already decorated, run the chase down in the bathroom and do
a 'back entry' ;-) in to the box. Just be very careful how you cut the box
sink when you put the back box in.

How about C-Bus - I think that's SELV???? and so may be OK in a bathroom -
(Even more ?????)

HTH

Regards

Neil


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Peter Chick 
  To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx 
  Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 5:24 PM
  Subject: [ukha_d] Newbie bathroom lighting / wiring regs
question.



  Hello,

  Can the group help me with a bit of advice? I'm just about to strip
out
  and re-do our bathroom and want to install some dimmable lighting.
I'm
  not worried about X10 control etc, just local control. I'm not sure
what
  the rules and regs say about having 240v switches / dimmers in
  bathrooms? I was planning to use the following from B&Q, wall
mounted by
  the door which is 2m away from any 'wet' area (bath, sink or loo).

  http://www.diy.com/bq/product/product.jhtml?PRODID=169746
  <http://www.diy.com/bq/product/product.jhtml?PRODID=169746&paintCatId=&C
  ATID=171423> &paintCatId=&CATID=171423

  This seems like a nice little unit for the money, has anybody used
them
  in anger yet.
  This little project will carries a VERY high WAF, so failure is not
an
  option!

  Thoughts, comments and suggestions gratefully received.

  Peter





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