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beekeeper
Hi everyone, my first post here in your very imformative forum, but just a couple of questions regardiong bathrooms installations.
Where a bathroom contains only low voltage lighting (Double insulated so no earthing required) why should an RCD be needed?, as we all know those things work on a current imbalance Ie. power flowing to earth due to a fault but if there is no earth it aint going to do anything so is totally unnecessary by my reasoning, any thoughts on that?
The other thing that i am not too sure on is the use of mains ceiling extractor fans once again double insulated, are these permisable when a bathroom does not contain a shower and is out of the splash region, i knoiw zone 3 no longer exists so in theory as it is now classed as zone two but if there is no way anyone can gain access to the interior exposed wiring without the use of tools i see no reason not to be able to install one.
The regs are never clear on some things.
BK
Where a bathroom contains only low voltage lighting (Double insulated so no earthing required) why should an RCD be needed?, as we all know those things work on a current imbalance Ie. power flowing to earth due to a fault but if there is no earth it aint going to do anything so is totally unnecessary by my reasoning, any thoughts on that?
The other thing that i am not too sure on is the use of mains ceiling extractor fans once again double insulated, are these permisable when a bathroom does not contain a shower and is out of the splash region, i knoiw zone 3 no longer exists so in theory as it is now classed as zone two but if there is no way anyone can gain access to the interior exposed wiring without the use of tools i see no reason not to be able to install one.
The regs are never clear on some things.
BK