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Light Switches in Bathrooms

Thanks for that response. Yes any work I've ever done myself has been tested and certified by a qualified electrician afterwards, and I'll need an electrician anyway to do work within the zones so they will probably do it all. Overall it sounds like the regs allow it, but it has become a 'belt...
- Richard Lambert
- Post #9
- Mar 12, 2018
- Forum: Electrical Wiring, Theories and Regulations
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Light Switches in Bathrooms

Thanks for your responses. Yes I can either install a pull cord or a switch outside, but the point of my post is to challenge the general assumption that you can never have a switch in a bathroom. My response to the points raised: I’m confused by the comment that IPx5 isn’t enough to protect...
- Richard Lambert
- Post #7
- Mar 12, 2018
- Forum: Electrical Wiring, Theories and Regulations
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Light Switches in Bathrooms

I want to fit a light switch on the wall in my new bathroom but I've tried 2 electricians and both will only install a pull cord. The location of the switch is outside of zone 2, the switch itself is a touch switch rated at IP25, and the circuit is RCD protected. I can't therefore see what the...
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- Mar 12, 2018
- bathrooms light switches
- Replies: 88
- Forum: Electrical Wiring, Theories and Regulations

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