Regs question re socket access from bathroom

[exdirectory]

Next to bathroom I have an airing cupboard. I am planning to add a switched socket in there. I then want to run some conduit back in to bathroom which will have an DC cable fed for Amazon Alexa speaker.

The cable run and Alexa will be on a windowsill, outside zone 2.

Is there any regs position on this, should I make it an RCD switched socket?

 

[Octopus]

Have you consulted the BYB or BBB?

 

[telectrix]

fit socket and PSU in cupboard and just run the ELV DC into bathroom.

 

[Deleted account]

Depends how far outside zone 1 are you proposing putting the socket.

How big is the bathroom in meters?

 

[telectrix]

Depends how far outside zone 1 are you proposing putting the socket.

How big is the bathroom in meters?

don't matter how big. he's planning to fit socket in a cupboard outside the bathroom.

 

[johnduffell]

If the socket is outside the bathroom you'e fine

 

[Deleted account]

don't matter how big. he's planning to fit socket in a cupboard outside the bathroom.

Thanks . Miss read original post.

Please disregard previous post.

 

[exdirectory]

OK, great, thanks for so many responses!! I posted at 5am (couldn't sleep) and 4 different people replied, what a forum!!!

OK, no RCD switch socket required, great - saves me some money as they are not cheap.

 

[johnduffell]

If you're adding a new socket it has to be rcd protected regardless. And any new wiring that's buried in any walls.

 

[exdirectory]

I have RCD protection on the ring main via consumer unit, I meant additional RCD on the switched socket just to trip out this socket if water ingress down cable back to PSU for example.

 

[johnduffell]

It's hard to get discrimination between rcds, so both would trip in the event of a fault.

 

[Intoelectrics]

I have RCD protection on the ring main via consumer unit, I meant additional RCD on the switched socket just to trip out this socket if water ingress down cable back to PSU for example.

As john said ^^^
Though if you are worried about water ingress then you have either bigger problems or the area you intend to install the socket is not suitable. If you are thinking about water (from steam for example)tracking back along the cable from the speaker then just ensure that it cannot track back into the cupboard by using a suitable sealant for the job.

 

[exdirectory]

Speaker position outside zone 2, near window at windowsill height. No risk of water splashing or anything like that really, just being belt and braces.

I like the silicon idea or maybe a grommet.

Anyway, no extra RCD required on switch socket which was my goal to learn.

Thanks all.

 

[magnoliafan89]

Have you consulted the BYB or BBB?

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