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Equipment in bathroom cupboard

vantech

Hi, 

The regs stipulate zones for bathrooms, however I need some guidance on bathroom cupboards.

I have completed an inspection where there is heating control equipment located inside of the bathroom cupboard. This is mounted inside of an IP rated enclosure with a sealed transparent hinged door. There are no metallic parts, no switches etc, just the digital interface for the product itself. 

There is also a network switch, mounted inside of a locked rack enclosure. 
 

Am I right in thinking this is OK and I can treat this as a separate location? 

There are no sockets or switches on show - only 13amp unswitched fused connections. 
 

Thanks. 

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    Doors define the limit of a 701 location in the same was as walls, floors, ceilings, fixed partitions and so on - so as long as the cupboard has a door, it's likely to be compliant. No need for it to be locked or accessible only using a tool.

    Traditionally that was always the case as we had plate switches for immersion heaters in the airing cupboard next to the bath, even when switches (other than pull ones) were banned from bathrooms, and sockets on the landing just outside of the bathroom door.

       - Andy.

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    Doors define the limit of a 701 location in the same was as walls, floors, ceilings, fixed partitions and so on - so as long as the cupboard has a door, it's likely to be compliant. No need for it to be locked or accessible only using a tool.

    Traditionally that was always the case as we had plate switches for immersion heaters in the airing cupboard next to the bath, even when switches (other than pull ones) were banned from bathrooms, and sockets on the landing just outside of the bathroom door.

       - Andy.

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