Being a simple sort of chap, I wondered why you would want to reflect infrared light in a bathroom, but I see that these things are heaters which have a polished surface that can be used as a looking glass.

I fear that a model which has been supplied with a BS1363 plug is intended for a bedroom, cloakroom, etc.

I would like to think the OP had checked the IP & IK rating of the mirror and it is AT LEAST a minimum of  (IPX4/IP44) personally I think the average UK bathroom needs a minimum of IP55.  Steam as well as water droplets and jets, again due to being a special location.  Also many people say IP stands for Ingress Protection but I am sure it is actually International Protection.  I think it is an AM2 qualification question. 

The self un-steaming mirrors only really make sense in a place where condensing water vapour is expected. I don't know about you but that is not my bedroom !! (probably getting too old for that sort of thing.)

The ones I have seen are low enough wattage to run from the lights and are a sticky patch with resistance wire embedded on the back of a normal mirror.

The problem is not damp on the electric mirror - it will be driven off as it warms up, but a wet socket may or may not be a concern,  Most of the EU seems to allow RCD protected sockets just  outside zone 2 these days, and in practice it is not as dangerous as it looks, there are not huge piles of dead bodies when I stay in hotels on the continent.

Perhaps the recessed nature of the shucko socket  helps, or perhaps we should lighten up a bit.

Mike.

The self un-steaming mirrors only really make sense in a place where condensing water vapour is expected. I don't know about you but that is not my bedroom !! (probably getting too old for that sort of thing.)

The ones I have seen are low enough wattage to run from the lights and are a sticky patch with resistance wire embedded on the back of a normal mirror.

The problem is not damp on the electric mirror - it will be driven off as it warms up, but a wet socket may or may not be a concern,  Most of the EU seems to allow RCD protected sockets just  outside zone 2 these days, and in practice it is not as dangerous as it looks, there are not huge piles of dead bodies when I stay in hotels on the continent.

Perhaps the recessed nature of the shucko socket  helps, or perhaps we should lighten up a bit.

Mike.

mapj1 said:

The self un-steaming mirrors only really make sense in a place where condensing water vapour is expected. I don't know about you but that is not my bedroom !! (probably getting too old for that sort of thing.)

My impression was that these were more than self-un-steaming mirrors, i.e. room heaters.

I do not have a mirror in my office, nor in my workshops, but Mrs P has put them (or were screwed to the walls when we moved in) just about everywhere else. So a heater disguised as a mirror makes sense.