Hello,
A contractor is proposing to install IP20 luminaires below the sprinkler heads in a new build industrial facility. If the sprinklers go off (which can be at a relatively low temperature of 60 degrees Celsius)) then the luminaires will be subject to water ingress and could become waterlogged.
I have asked them to comment on how this complies with BS7671 regulation 512.2 (specifically 512.2.1). The answer they have provided is vague and to the effect that "this is the way we've always done it". They haven't provided a specific answer as to how this complies with BS7671.
I am trying to understand how the wiring regulations should be applied where we have sprinklers in buildings: I am struggling to imagine that electrical installations throughout buildings are IP rated for the sprinkler system activation.
Does anyone have experience in answering this question?
Thanks,
Richard
