Consumer unit in a Bathroom!!

[SpannerSpark]

Got called to a house at the weekend to do a like for like change on an outside light. it always seems like a bit of grey area if a MW is required but as i am only qualified recently i always do a MW for the practice. Anyway went into the property and when i asked to see the CU the lady showed me to the bathroom. the CU was in a wooden cupboard in the bathroom a bit above the sink, surely thats not ok. Even if its just from a no IP rating point of view. Although it was an older split load (RCD one side for skts etc and lights on a non- RCD side), the odd thing was that it was put in pretty well, a converted TT to PME, all bonding done etc. What does everyone think?

 

[telectrix]

i would guess that when it was installed, the bathroom wasn't a bathroom at the time. just wonder whatcode to put on a periodic. At least the shower cable run will be a short one

 

[SpannerSpark]

Indeed, I am going to put in on the MW form as a non-conformance and leave it at that.

 

[telectrix]

at least it's in a cupboard.

 

[Des 56]

If its in a cupboard,allthough not ideal,it need have no additional Ip requirements than normal

 

[martysparky]

The inside of a cupboard is outside the zones

 

[Benny2]

shouldnt the feed to the cu should be protected by a 30mA rcd? as the cu will still be live on the incomer after mcbs's/rcd's have tripped.

 

[mogga]

in cuboard is outside zones ( although not to the letter of the regs it isnt "Good practice" )

 

[Benny2]

I know what you mean about being in a cuboard, i know this sounds extremen but isnt that like saying if the consumer unit is in a box or cuboard you would allow this cuboard to be in any of the zones 0,1 or 2 in a bathroom?

 

[solo2771]

i wanna see a picture of this lol