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Its a legal requirement for rentals now.Was this EICR done because estate agent asked for it? Every house I’ve bought hasn’t had it done.
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Its a legal requirement for rentals now.Was this EICR done because estate agent asked for it? Every house I’ve bought hasn’t had it done.
This particular op isn’t renting the house out though, I presume they are selling it.Its a legal requirement for rentals now.
Depends on the location of the (Pendant) doesn’t it when your standing in the bath with a shower then ceiling height is reduced and especially if the pendant is within arms reach. All bathrooms without suitably IP rated light should be rcd protected in my opinion if they aren’t they C2 if they do have suitable IP rated light without rcd protection then C3. Easy to resolve isn’t it don’t have a pendant/batten holder in bathroom simplePendant light? With most ceilings being around 2.4m, that's going to be a very short drop in most cases.
A batten holder might keeps things high enough, or a gallery fitting of some sort, but agree that IP44 or greater is preferable.
Always considered it strange that the 2.25m is measured from the floor, even over a bath. I've seen baths fitted with legs fully extended and the legs on wooden blocks to help with drainage problems.
He isn’t selling it he going to rent it out.This particular op isn’t renting the house out though, I presume they are selling it.
Isnt it irrelevant if it’s rental or owned its the regualations which is the debate and is open for interpretation. Hence why we all give our opinionsHe isn’t selling it he going to rent it out.
I thought a batten fitting is acceptableCan’t comment on the thermal damage as I cant see it. Photo would help.
IP rated bathroom light.
A common mistake among some sparkies.
if it’s above=2.25M it does not need to have a water resistant fitting. A normal pendant is fine.
i would advise getting a bathroom IP rated light, but would not code it if it’s above that 2.25M.
get your tape measure out.
Curiously, it doesn't the 2.25m measurement is still from the floor, even if the lamp is diretly over the (raised) bath. Ridiculous, but that's what the regs say.Depends on the location of the (Pendant) doesn’t it when your standing in the bath with a shower then ceiling height is reduced and especially if the pendant is within arms reach. All bathrooms without suitably IP rated light should be rcd protected in my opinion if they aren’t they C2 if they do have suitable IP rated light without rcd protection then C3. Easy to resolve isn’t it don’t have a pendant/batten holder in bathroom
Yea I agree is ridiculous I just change existing light fitting to suitably ip rated one is easy to do with little extra £££ so don’t see the need to be lazy and not change It.Curiously, it doesn't the 2.25m measurement is still from the floor, even if the lamp is diretly over the (raised) bath. Ridiculous, but that's what the regs say.
?The old reg. said must be not in reach of a person in a bath or shower*. This would exclude a non IP rated light over a raised bath.
* This reminded me of one of the funniest things I've ever witnessed. A electricity board inspector, who had a personal feud with the householder, was inspecting my new installation. I had place an immersion heater switch outside of the airing cupboard in a very large bathroom. Bath position had been revised after I'd done the electrics, and the sight of this overweight character balancing in the bath, desperately trying to prove this switch was within reach, had to be seen to be believed.
Nice to hear stories like that Brian, Although you are definitely old school with the wording of “Electricity Board” they havnt changed much these days just less competent ?The property was a 'time warp' large farmhouse, which was sold at auction. The boss man of the local electricity board and my customer were the last two bidders, and my customer outbid him, so when it came to connect up to the mains supply (place had a small generator only), he came out in person to do the checks.
Only thing he found 'wrong' in the end, was that I had used the earthing stud on the side of a large ironclad generator change over switch to join some bonding wires together, instead of a separate service block or MET.
Yea I bet is too many ppl sticking their dirty fingers in the pie these days isn’t itThings were much simpler in those days.
SWEB installed the supply, SWEB fitted the meter, SWEB did some very basic testing, SWEB energised the supply, SWEB turned up every three months to read the meter, and SWEB sent you your electricity bill.
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