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Thanks for the reply , see picture its in zone 1 as far as I'm concernedThere are some fans that are rated for such a zone at 230v. But if not then I agree with your coding. Is it actually in zone 1?
Thanks Tim,I entirely share your concerns about that.
Generally stuff in zone 1 would need to be IPX4. I'd argue that this is easily exposed to water jets and the extra sentence in the regs applies, so even though it's in zone 1 the fan should be IPX5 rated.
It doesn't 'look' as though it's built to withstand water jets from any direction, and I'd agree with C2.
Reading the reg, and the IP ratings, I think 'spray from showers' isn't as severe as 'water jets'. Otherwise we'd need IPX5 shower units?I'd argue that this is easily exposed to water jets and the extra sentence in the regs applies, so even though it's in zone 1 the fan should be IPX5 rated.
It's a good point that some showers are IPX4.Reading the reg, and the IP ratings, I think 'spray from showers' isn't as severe as 'water jets'. Otherwise we'd need IPX5 shower units?
The thing is, I wouldn’t want to be asked after the event why I didn’t C2 it!Devils advocate…. C3, improvement recommended.
Definitely zone 1 if it’s directly above the shower tray….
How “potentially dangerous” is it?
It gets wet, it should trip the rcd…. Unless that’s not in place??
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