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Hi all. Just a quick one: are you allowed to run a cable (twin and earth) through the space under a bath tub, which still constitutes zone 1?
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Explain?Just make sure it's RCD protected to cover yourself.
Explain?
Well I'd cover it anyway just for peace of mind.
I thought under the bath was out of zones IF you could only access it with a tool? Screw the bath panel shut [emoji38]
It changed when the byb came out its now zone one all the time now
This statement does not match with the current wiring regulations requirements, the area under a bathtub is zone 1, however if cannot be accessed without using a tool then it is outside the zones.It changed when the byb came out its now zone one all the time now
Its not, its outside the zones if it is accessible by using a tool. It's conceivable that it could be clipped direct under the bath, in which case RCD protection not required if the bath has a panel. Not likely to cause a problem anyway?It changed when the byb came out its now zone one all the time now
. The OP is talking about a circuit external to the location but passing through it, and outside the zones, so no RCD required.The requirement is to provide 30mA RCD protection for all circuits of a location containing a bath or shower.
Has sod all to do with being in or outside of zones.
Hi all. Just a quick one: are you allowed to run a cable (twin and earth) through the space under a bath tub, which still constitutes zone 1?
Not according to my byb.It changed when the byb came out its now zone one all the time now
It changed when the byb came out its now zone one all the time now
i am aware that the OP is talking about a circuit external to the location but passing through it.. The OP is talking about a circuit external to the location but passing through it, and outside the zones, so no RCD required.
Conclusion BS7671 is written by idiots
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Corrected that for you.
Taken from the Stroma guide to 3rd AMD: Bathrooms - There is already a requirement for all low voltage circuits in a bathroom to be 30mA RCD protected. There is now a new provision requiring low voltage circuits passing through Zones 1 and 2 of a bathroom to be 30mA RCD protected.i am aware that the OP is talking about a circuit external to the location but passing through it.
It does not matter that it passes through the location outside of any zones, it still passes through the location.
It requires now in the 17th edition just as it did in the 16th edition, additional protection.
However the additional protection required now is solely by means of an RCD.
Taken from the Stroma guide to 3rd AMD: Bathrooms - There is already a requirement for all low voltage circuits in a bathroom to be 30mA RCD protected. There is now a new provision requiring low voltage circuits passing through Zones 1 and 2 of a bathroom to be 30mA RCD protected.
Taken from the Stroma guide to 3rd AMD: Bathrooms - There is already a requirement for all low voltage circuits in a bathroom to be 30mA RCD protected. There is now a new provision requiring low voltage circuits passing through Zones 1 and 2 of a bathroom to be 30mA RCD protected.
Interesting - I must admit I thought it referred to any cable passing through a bathroom - didn't realise it was limited to within zones 1 and 2 only. Daz
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