Isolator Switches inside the bathroom

[ean21]

I'm fitting an extractor fan, underfloor heating and an electric towel rail in the shower room. I would like to fit flush-mount isolators for all three. Can they be IN the room as long as they are outside zone 2?

I realise that the appliances themselves can be fitted in zones depending on their IP rating, but I need clarification on whether the isolators can be in the room but outside the zones?

Thanks

[garycat]

In my apartment built two years ago, the isolators are in the bathroom right up against the ceiling.

[Ganglandboss]

Any equipment installed in the bathroom has to be suitable for the conditions likely to be encountered so even outside zone 2 you still need to be careful what you use and how you install it.

Also note the work you are doing is notifiable under part P of the building regs so it must be done by a registered installer or inspected by building control.

[ean21]

Thanks Gents. The building regs don't apply here, and I won't need an inspection, but I am keen to follow good practice. I'm going to mount the isolators near the ceiling by the door, about 3m away from the shower.
Thanks.

[Ganglandboss]

If you are installing any electrical equipment in a bathroom (other than a like for like swap), building regs do apply.

[Gingerbread Man]

Needs to all be protected with an RCD doesn't it as well.

[ean21]

I'm going to swap the existing 100mA RCD for a 30mA to bring it up to date.

The regs really don't apply-I'm not in the UK

Thanks all

[Gingerbread Man]

ean21 said:

The regs really don't apply-I'm not in the UK

Should have said to avoid the flack.

[mart77]

you shouldve said that in the first place.lol.
do whatever you want then if its not in the uk but check with the local building regulations where ever you are.simples

[ean21]

That was flak? I'm sure you can be harsher than that!

Yes, I could have said I'm not UK, but I am trying my best to follow good practice so I wanted to know what would be allowed as far as the actual installation goes, and I will then do that and miss out the inspection/certification parts. It's going to be me using the switches so this is not about shortcuts.

Yes, I could just find out from the government office if there are any guidelines but I think nothng beats the fast response from PH.

I'm not finished yet, so expect more questions in HG&DIY. All of them probably daft, and none of them will require an inspection

Thanks again.

[944fan]

ean21 said:

That was flak? I'm sure you can be harsher than that!

Yes, I could have said I'm not UK, but I am trying my best to follow good practice so I wanted to know what would be allowed as far as the actual installation goes, and I will then do that and miss out the inspection/certification parts. It's going to be me using the switches so this is not about shortcuts.

Yes, I could just find out from the government office if there are any guidelines but I think nothng beats the fast response from PH.

I'm not finished yet, so expect more questions in HG&DIY. All of them probably daft, and none of them will require an inspection

Thanks again.

Is that a request? Ok, you motherfker follow the fking building regs applicable to your area punk

[jagnet]

mart77 said:

do whatever you want then if its not in the uk

In Slovakia it seems to be traditional to site your washing machine in the bathroom next to the bath, plugged in via a standard 2 pin euro socket. I've never been so nervous bathing before or since. Apparently "everyone does it like that" and the suggestion that it might in some way be potentially hazardous was dismissed as the rantings of a lunatic.