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Are light Switches now permitted in bathroom areas ?

Anonymous user 28/02/2024 - 2.37 PM

Many thanks to everyone who took the time to reply; all very helpful. My intent was always to get it ispected by a qualified electrician, anyway, but it was very useful to understand for non-electrical preparation. My consumer unit does have RCD, and I have had a new boiler installed relatively recently. However, presumably it would not do any harm to have additional cross-bonding in the bathroom, anyway ? Many thanks again.

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6 Answers

MK of Fulham Electrical

Rating: 5 out of 5
Fulham, South London, London
Light switches are not allowed in bathrooms it has to be a pull cord or a switch outside. Radiator pipes do not have to be bonded IF boiler is cross bonded and/or you have rcd protection on the fuseboard. Plastic fans do not have an earth as they are double insulated. however. if the have is in zone 1 of the bath 0.6m from bath it will need to be 12volt. Also a isolator for fan outside of bathroom is required.
Answered6 August 2011
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Anonymous user

Hi, Get a qualified electrician. Note on bonding / earthing it depends on what main earth you have as well, whether it's TNCS, TT etc and that other conditions are met not just 'if it is a 17th edition board' which incidentily is a misleading term, what is meant is if all circuits supplying the bathroom are RCD protected.
Answered7 August 2011
17

Anonymous user

They are. Get a qualified electrician to install this in your bathroom. We can :-) http://www.altima.co.uk/wafer_switches,_dimmers,_sockets/wafer_bathroom/single_plate_1_button_switch_onoff/ http://www.altima.co.uk/DbFiles/File_10176_pdffile.pdf or http://www.taptilecontrols.com/index.htm
Answered4 February 2013
8

shm electrical

Rating: 5 out of 5
Wantage
do not put a light switch in the bathroom unless its a pullcord. If you have installed a 17th edition RCD protected consumer unit then you dont need to worry about suplimentry earth bonding in the bathroom. If you aren't actually changing or carrying out any modifications to any of the electrical circuits then they should be to 16th edition standards where suplimentary earth bonding should be present.
Answered6 August 2011
6

Evergreen Electrical Ltd

Rating: 5 out of 5
Swanley
Any new electrical work in a bathroom (or kitchen) has been under the jurisdiction of part P of the building regs since 2005 and it is a criminal offence for anyone to do this work unless they are registered domestic installers, or you get permission from the council before commencing work. Otherwise you can land yourself with a hefty (£5,000) fine. Play safe - call a bone fide sparks
Answered6 August 2011
6

Anonymous user

Hi it is still forbidden to fit light switches on a wall in your bathroom, must be a pull switch are on the outside, radiators and pipe work will need to be earthed but if your consumer unit is to 17th edition you to not need supplementary bonding in your bathroom,if your fan is in certain zones in your bathroom it will need to be low voltage and will not require an earth, but if it is a 230v fan it may need earthed some are double insulated and do not require a earth ian
Answered6 August 2011
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