Fitting air blower as fixed appliance in dog grooming room

[Daniel Bowles]

My wife is planning to have a dog grooming business in a spare room in our house. It is 2.6m x 2.8m. It will have a dog bath in one corner with an electric shower fitted to the wall nearby. Much like this...

I know if I have a shower in this room that I cannot have any socket outlets due to the 3m outside of zone 0 limit.
I am trying to work out how to fit the air blower like in the photo above, much like this one
Before I go to my electrician, I am wondering if it is possible to have an appliance like this hard-wired and have it in the room? It looks like it will be in Zone 2 or I can have it fitted "outside of zones 0,1 or 2"... would It be ok with a specific IP rating?

 

[buzzlightyear]

it would be better speaking to your spark.

 

[telectrix]

check the IP rating of the blower first. if it's less than IP4X, I'd fit outside the zones and if necessary fit a longer blower hose. same IP rating applies to SFCU.

 

[buzzlightyear]

You could buy a leaf blower for the job saves the hassle.

 

[telectrix]

or a decent supply of towels.

 

[Andy78]

 

[buzzlightyear]

what is wrong with dragging the mutt out to a tin bath out side and getting a yard brush on it .pamper dogs. what next, tinted eye lashes next and lip gloss .

 

[Daniel Bowles]

check the IP rating of the blower first. if it's less than IP4X, I'd fit outside the zones and if necessary fit a longer blower hose. same IP rating applies to SFCU.

So one of these blowers and an SFCU could be fixed anywhere outside of Zone 2 regardless of the IP rating?

 

[ChrisElectrical88]

Yes.

 

[dmxtothemax]

I would imagine that it would have to be permanently wired in and water proofed wiring / motor.
Or put the motor on the other side of the wall (away from the water) and run the air hose thru the wall, that may allow simpler fitting.