Hello, having purchased an Infrared Mirror it needs to be mounted and comes supplied with a plug, but we would prefer it is hard wired into the circuit rather than plugged in. If we cut the plug off we may loose warranty but what do the regs state about this plug or hard wired?
Thank you
In the UK we would not normally have a plug and socket in a bathroom. If the makers claim that the warranty is invalid because of fixed wiring, then they should not really be importing it to the UK. In a very large bathroom it may be OK if you can get 2,5m from the edge of the bathtub or shower tray, but generally a supply via a fused spur makes more sense.
Mike.
Sorry to come back to this thread but while BS 7671 now allows sockets a minimum distance of 2.5m from the bath or shower tray edge, Part P still specifies >3m, in the note in diagram 2.
Sorry to come back to this thread but while BS 7671 now allows sockets a minimum distance of 2.5m from the bath or shower tray edge, Part P still specifies >3m, in the note in diagram 2.
That's because AD P still refers back to "BS 7671:2008 incorporating Amendment No 1:2011." rather than BS 7671:2018+AMD2. Which is deliberate as those in Whitehall don't like the idea of others making changes to the Law or its supporting documents - so it's up to them to decide when (and if) to update the reference to the latest regulations.
- Andy.
This is all that Part P itself says:
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P1. Reasonable provision shall be made in the design and installation of electrical installations in order to protect persons operating, maintaining or altering the installations from fire or injury. |
The requirements of this Part apply only to electrical installations that are intended to operate at low or extra-low voltage and are— (a) in or attached to a dwelling; (b) in the common parts of a building serving one or more dwellings, but excluding power supplies to lifts; (c) in a building that receives its electricity from a source located within or shared with a dwelling; or (d) in a garden or in or on land associated with a building where the electricity is from a source located within or shared with a dwelling. |
Agreed, non-ambulatory legislation. But if a hair dryer with a 2.8m lead falls in the bath with someone in it, prosecution lawyers might reasonably argue that the legislation should have been followed and not bs7671
its ok don't confuse part P the law with part P the approved doc which is just an example of one way to meet part P the law.
I have a schuko socket in my shower room signed off with completion certificate as meeting building regs because I claimed the 'or equivalent' under the then HD384 recognition of other EU countries regs and qualifications, and then wired and tested it to the German VDE 100 part 11 or whatever it was.
Post brexit I have felt no need to re-wire my shower as the socket is still no more or less dangerous than it was then ;-)
The Shucko socket, being outwith 60cm from the edge of the shower is fine.
Mike.
its ok don't confuse part P the law with part P the approved doc which is just an example of one way to meet part P the law.
I have a schuko socket in my shower room signed off with completion certificate as meeting building regs because I claimed the 'or equivalent' under the then HD384 recognition of other EU countries regs and qualifications, and then wired and tested it to the German VDE 100 part 11 or whatever it was.
Post brexit I have felt no need to re-wire my shower as the socket is still no more or less dangerous than it was then ;-)
The Shucko socket, being outwith 60cm from the edge of the shower is fine.
Mike.
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