Lightswitch in bathroom??

[Sparkystu]

Just wondering what peoples thoughts are on switches in bathrooms? Iv recently done the 17th edition and it seems perfectly fine to now put them in the bathroom as long as its outside zone 2 and everything on an rcd. Im currently renovating and iv put it in the bathroom. After talking to a few other guys they still say they wouldnt pass an instalation with a switch in the bathroom??
Ur thoughts please?

Stu

 

[DurhamSparky]

i put a switch in the bathroom all the time!! its normally attached to a pull cord and stuck to the ceiling!

no hesitation in passing that off....

Now a rocker switch i may have issues with !!

 

[Des 56]

Just wondering what peoples thoughts are on switches in bathrooms? Iv recently done the 17th edition and it seems perfectly fine to now put them in the bathroom as long as its outside zone 2 and everything on an rcd. Im currently renovating and iv put it in the bathroom. After talking to a few other guys they still say they wouldnt pass an instalation with a switch in the bathroom??
Ur thoughts please?

Stu

And suitable for the environment

 

[Colin Integrale]

ALWAYS on the outside... Too much fun turning it off when folk are on the bog.

 

[marksparky]

Hate the site of pull switches, have put them inside the bathroom many times before on request, equally as much outside the bathroom door. Realistically u would have to turn the shower head onto it or pour a tumbler of water over and be touchin it at same time to get a shock by which time the rcd would av already tripped.

 

[jeremy]

Clipsal used to do one with a rubber gasket inside IP55 I think but looked like a standard switch.

 

[Sparkystu]

i put a switch in the bathroom all the time!! its normally attached to a pull cord and stuck to the ceiling!

no hesitation in passing that off....

Now a rocker switch i may have issues with !!

Can you tell me why you would have an issue with it?? 1.5m from zone 2, rcd protected??? I camnot find anything in the regs that says it does not comply.
Is it a personal thing or does it state somewhere it cant be done??

Thanks

Stu

 

[nickblake]

yes either outside or a pull switch , did a call yesterday bathroom light not working changed lamp , pulled switch all ok left got a call light not working went back checked the lamp all ok ,then the customer came in and said its still not working using the switch for the lobby to switch in it , its fine i said pulling the switch they didnt know it was there been in the house for three years and didnt know about the switch and yes theyve had no lights in there for three years hehe i did chuckle to my self they were using the light from the lobby and leaving the door open

 

[Sparkystu]

yes either outside or a pull switch , did a call yesterday bathroom light not working changed lamp , pulled switch all ok left got a call light not working went back checked the lamp all ok ,then the customer came in and said its still not working using the switch for the lobby to switch in it , its fine i said pulling the switch they didnt know it was there been in the house for three years and didnt know about the switch and yes theyve had no lights in there for three years hehe i did chuckle to my self they were using the light from the lobby and leaving the door open

Haha funny story! But can you tell me why you say outside only?? Like i said above i cannot see why it cant be inside if its outside the zone? Is it just preference?. Iv been in oz for the last three years hence me now only just doing the 17th. Anything goes over there sockets next to basins....

 

[ezzzekiel]

its fine if outside zones , just pull cords have always been the norm