Light Switches in Bathrooms

[Spoon]

You need to watch John Wards video about light switches in a bathroom. If it's outside zone 1 it's perfectly fine.

Welcome to the forum mate.
Just a bit of advice. Check the dates on the posts. This one you replied to was from Nov 2020. Hopefully the light is sorted by now.

 

[brianmoooore]

It was absolutely fine to fit the switch inside the bathroom in 2020, and is absolutely fine now.
Good news is that we are now able to fit a socket in a lot more bathrooms that we could a month ago. That 0.5m reduction doesn't sound a lot, but it means a socket can be fitted in a bathroom 30% smaller than before.

 

[Midwest]

It was absolutely fine to fit the switch inside the bathroom in 2020, and is absolutely fine now.
Good news is that we are now able to fit a socket in a lot more bathrooms that we could a month ago. That 0.5m reduction doesn't sound a lot, but it means a socket can be fitted in a bathroom 30% smaller than before.

No longer working, so don’t keep up to date on all the reg changes, but would like to know this one.

 

[Pretty Mouth]

You need to watch John Wards video about light switches in a bathroom. If it's outside zone 1 it's perfectly fine.

If it's outside zone 2, it's perfectly fine

 

[littlespark]

That’s what happens when the lowest numbered zone is zero….

 

[pc1966]

A better thing for bathrooms would be a moisture sealed USB charger socket for folks wanting to use phone/tablet on low battery.

Not me, I would rather not drop £200-500 of electronics in the bath, but the young 'uns seem to like doing that.

 

[pc1966]

It was absolutely fine to fit the switch inside the bathroom in 2020, and is absolutely fine now.

I had a feeling the building regs in Scotland don't allow that - pull switch or outside. Not looked recently though.

 

[westward10]

A better thing for bathrooms would be a moisture sealed USB charger socket for folks wanting to use phone/tablet on low battery.

Not me, I would rather not drop £200-500 of electronics in the bath, but the young 'uns seem to like doing that.

A note below Regulation 553.1.201 does not regard a USB charging point as a socket-outlet.

 

[pc1966]

A note below Regulation 553.1.201 does not regard a USB charging point as a socket-outlet.

It is more that most USB outlets say they are unsuitable for humid environments.

 

[pc1966]

The MK Euro module USB charges here:

MK USB Charging Module White - Euro Data Coms Module - White | MK (K5837WHI)

Looks perfect bar that one point, zero standby power (on when USB inserted) and meets SELV separation, but "Suitable for fixed installation in dry interior locations only".