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Yes , greater than 600mm is outside the zone so you can use light switches in that area as long as all circuits are protected by an RCD ,
You picking and choosing regs here and forgetting others... You switch is required to be suitable for the environment its placed in and as the bathroom is classed as having a high humidity and steam environment then a standard switch is not suitable as they do not provide good IP rating - the steam will condense on the cold plastic .... have you not seen this happen to the mirror?
have you not seen this happen to the mirror?
This ^^^^ - Wet hands on an already steamed up switch - don't sound right, does it?? - regardless of where the zones begin/end
You picking and choosing regs here and forgetting others... You switch is required to be suitable for the environment its placed in and as the bathroom is classed as having a high humidity and steam environment then a standard switch is not suitable as they do not provide good IP rating - the steam will condense on the cold plastic .... have you not seen this happen to the mirror?
this is it...This ^^^^ - Wet hands on an already steamed up switch - don't sound right, does it?? - regardless of where the zones begin/end
Funny, but it's never been a problem in the vast majority of other countries, like the States Canada, most if not all of Europe, and just about everywhere else i ever worked or visited. More like the inherited UK's draconian rules that have always beligered UK bathroom installations.....
DC dark?....Maybe so but the nature of the switch means you usually don't get killed just a tickle or slam as you can't spasm clamp your hands on it till you fry, I have a plastic toothbrush holder and when I shower its full of condensation so why not a switch ...its to cover the small chance of a shock not the big picture of it rarely happens... we all know you can walk out of a bathroom with dripping wet hands when your body is at a lowered resistance and switch another switch on but in the scope of things its dry and not been ingressed with moisture while you shower.
Yes on the wider scope of things maybe draconian and extreme but the UK holds one of the lowest fatality by electric shock 'when the regs have been followed' than most other countries using the same voltage ... opinions always change when you know someone who has been killed by such situations ... 1 life is too many when it can be avoided quite easily by a simple regulation that doesn't add really any costs to a install.. Think your mind is been influenced by your location and your now slightly de-sensitised to our stricter regulations ..... I know you know your stuff ENG and hold you in respect but all i was doing was expressing a regulation.
DC dark?....
OK..thanks for clearing that up Dark.And AC .... its a myth its just DC that clamps your muscles AC works just as good but DC tends to do more damage to the body if your survive... the frequency is 50hz - your muscles can't relax and let go that quickly so still give lock out!
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