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New edition of IEC 60364-7-701 (Special locations containg a bath or shower)

Just posting in case it is of interest...

IEC have recently published IEC 60364-7-701:2019. This is the standard that Section 701 of BS7671 is based on, so the changes might or might not roll through in a future update of '7671.

The Abstract is free to view (along with a longer preview) on the IEC website at https://webstore.iec.ch/publication/28906 and is pasted below:

Abstract



IEC 60364-7-701:2019 applies to electrical installations in indoor or outdoor locations where a bath tub and/or a shower is intended to be permanently placed in a specific location.
The extent of the location containing a bath tub and/or a shower is limited by:

– the lowest finished floor level;

– a horizontal plane 3 m above the lowest finished floor level;

– a vertical circumscribing virtual surface at a distance of 4 m from the fixed water outlet for the bath tub or shower; and

– the volume within the walls, floor and ceiling that border the location containing a bath or shower, measured to a depth of 6 cm.


The requirements of this document also apply to fixed electrical installations in mobile applications, for example caravans, mobile homes, shower containers. This document does not apply to emergency facilities, for example emergency showers used in industrial areas or laboratories.

This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2006. This edition constitutes a technical revision.

This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:

– the scope gives precisions relevant to the application of this document;

– the description of zones is improved;

– relevant terms are defined.


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    davezawadi:

    It looks rather as though the British disease of "gold plating" regulations is spreading throughout Europe. There appears to be no reason to including these inaccessible areas in walls floors and ceilings and most of the ideas seem to ignore the construction of real buidings. Next time I have a shower I must remember to take my drill in to add some itrems to the wall fixings.




     

    I suspect the argument regarding the 60mm zone is to trigger the same arguments regarding RCD protection etc of any circuit that may not be associated with the room containing the bath or shower  -  because it has the potential to influence safety of persons within the zone. Examples might be an immersion heater circuit feeding a HWS cylinder in an airing cupboard accessed from the bathroom - or socket outlet circuit in an adjoining room within a slim wall partition. Keep in mind that 50mm thick partitions are not that unusual "on the continent" and a voltage gradient could easily be present on the bathroom side of the wall


    Just a guess on my part though


    Regards


    OMS


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  • Former Community Member
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    davezawadi:

    It looks rather as though the British disease of "gold plating" regulations is spreading throughout Europe. There appears to be no reason to including these inaccessible areas in walls floors and ceilings and most of the ideas seem to ignore the construction of real buidings. Next time I have a shower I must remember to take my drill in to add some itrems to the wall fixings.




     

    I suspect the argument regarding the 60mm zone is to trigger the same arguments regarding RCD protection etc of any circuit that may not be associated with the room containing the bath or shower  -  because it has the potential to influence safety of persons within the zone. Examples might be an immersion heater circuit feeding a HWS cylinder in an airing cupboard accessed from the bathroom - or socket outlet circuit in an adjoining room within a slim wall partition. Keep in mind that 50mm thick partitions are not that unusual "on the continent" and a voltage gradient could easily be present on the bathroom side of the wall


    Just a guess on my part though


    Regards


    OMS


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