No bathroom RCD

[sparksburnout]

Reg 132.15.202; Every fixed electric motor shall be provided with an efficient means of switching off, readily accessible, easily operated and so placed as to prevent danger.

Thats for a bloody great lathe or a conveyor, not a piddling bathroom fan.

 

[Andy78]

Think it's the fact that the fan uses an electric motor to operate?

Lol, really ? It was the "local" part of my phrase I was meant to emphasise. Sorry for any confusion.

 

[Midwest]

Thats for a bloody great lathe or a conveyor, not a piddling bathroom fan.

Appears you've forgotten the very first reg in BS7671?

If not properly isolated, a piddling bathroom fan is still a potential hazard.

 

[joehat]

 

[joehat]

 

[joehat]

As per pics, this is good enough for me. Window no isolator, no window isolator

 

[joehat]

Don't get me wrong, i always install them but if the install will be a pain in the backside, if it's got a window I can choose to exclude one

 

[davesparks]

What book is that? It doesn't look like an approved document as per your earlier statement.
It looks more like an IET picture book guide

 

[Midwest]

As per pics, this is good enough for me. Window no isolator, no window isolator

I refer back to post 33 & 39, although it appears those regs don't apply to domestic installs.

 

[HandySparks]

What book is that? It doesn't look like an approved document as per your earlier statement.
It looks more like an IET picture book guide

Indeed. It's not even the On-Site Guide, let alone BS7671. Interestingly, the On-Site Guide doesn't make any such statement.


Nevertheless, I usually fit a 3 pole isolator for bathroom fans, simply to allow the householder to easily switch it off in the event of it becoming noisy (while waiting for it to be repaired or replaced) or for any other reason that takes their fancy. (Like Midwest's midnight pee!)