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Bathroom appliance help please

goldenboy1818

Hi guys just after a bit of advice here please

Customer wants to build a full height cupboard and the bottom of the bath and put a washing machine and tumble dryer in it. It will have a door on the cupboard.

How would regs apply to this ? I can make it 3 x flex outlets and sfs outside the bathroom if need be rather than sockets.

The appliances would technically be within 600mm from the edge of the bath but inside a cupboard so couldn't remember if that then meant zones did not apply 

Thank you for any help here

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    In the CENELEC Harmonized Document HD 60364-7-701 that is likely to make its way into BS 7671 at the next version, the zones extend 60 mm into walls and partitions etc. surrounding the zones.

    Interesting. I wonder why 60mm - rather than say 50mm we currently have for depth of cable routing zones (presumably both are based on likely lengths of screws/nails driven into walls post installation). Would there need to be a similar 'or any depth' for steel stud walls?

    Hopefully the final form will be more 'up to 60mm into a wall' rather than 60mm beyond the interior surface of the wall ... which could a bit beyond thin walls. (Like Mike I'd have concerns about thin ones - my first house - 1930s build - had 2" breeze blocks with very thin plaster skims for the upstairs internal walls (discovered via a WTF moment when trying to drill for a new flush box)).

       - Andy.

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    AJJewsbury said:
    Hopefully the final form will be more 'up to 60mm into a wall' rather than 60mm beyond the interior surface of the wall ... which could a bit beyond thin walls. (Like Mike I'd have concerns about thin ones - my first house - 1930s build - had 2" breeze blocks with very thin plaster skims for the upstairs internal walls (discovered via a WTF moment when trying to drill for a new flush box)).

    Well, there will be a Draft for Public Comment, although BS 7671 is obliged to take account of the technical intent of the HD (which is effectively the 2019 IEC 60364-7-701 with some common modifications and an amendment).

    The 60 mm (in fact '6 cm' as it's worded in the international standard) was flagged on the Forum here, which I believe shows the wording: https://engx.theiet.org/f/wiring-and-regulations/22155/new-edition-of-iec-60364-7-701-special-locations-containg-a-bath-or-shower?pifragment-2370=2

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