Fan switch in bathroom

[eds54]

Hi all
Can i put a fan isolation switch in a bathroom 2m from the bath and sink and above the height of the door. I should look it up but i thought i would ask you guys
Cheers

 

[DaveyD]

Can you put a three pole pull cord in?

 

[Engineer54]

Why the hell would you mount a fan switch above the height of the door for god's sake??

 

[Phillcbr400]

For me it's either outside the bathroom or next to the fan, I'm not a fan of pull cords tho.

 

[eds54]

I could but there is already a pull cord switch for the lights and another one would look messy but if thats what its got to be so be it

 

[eds54]

The switch is only for isolation not for the turning on and off

 

[Phillcbr400]

As long as its in the required zones it's where you want it too be. Yes you can use a 2/3 pole isolator depending on your fan.

 

[bf2k]

Hi all
Can i put a fan isolation switch in a bathroom 2m from the bath and sink and above the height of the door. I should look it up but i thought i would ask you guys
Cheers

The reg's say 0.6m out to the side/front & 2.25m above the bath. However, a pull cord is the way to go for me. Locating any switch above the height of a door automatically renders it inaccessible to me. How will you operate the switch in an emergency?

 

[markc123]

Hi all
Can i put a fan isolation switch in a bathroom 2m from the bath and sink and above the height of the door. I should look it up but i thought i would ask you guys
Cheers

2m from the bath yes, height - depends if the height is > 2.25m

 

[Engineer54]

The switch is only for isolation not for the turning on and off

So where are you switching the fan then??

 

[Geordie Spark]

The reg's say 0.6m out to the side/front & 2.25m above the bath. However, a pull cord is the way to go for me. Locating any switch above the height of a door automatically renders it inaccessible to me. How will you operate the switch in an emergency?

Poke it with the netty brush.

 

[DaveyD]

So where are you switching the fan then??

I expect its off the light or a humidistat

 

[DaveyD]

Only problem I see that raises debate to me is that even though outside the zones an isolator switch usually does not have an ingress protection against liquid. I have fitted inside bathrooms lamp plate switches before; but one could argue it's not in line with bs7671 522 - if they were punctilious - and on an open forum they usually are

 

[Engineer54]

Only problem I see that raises debate to me is that even though outside the zones an isolator switch usually does not have an ingress protection against liquid. I have fitted inside bathrooms lamp plate switches before; but one could argue it's not in line with bs7671 522 - if they were punctilious - and on an open forum they usually are

I wouldn't bat an eyelid installing a light switch, fan switch, or whatever in a bathroom using commonsense to guide me!! But i can't be arsed arguing with the blinkered mass on here, that think bathroom installations are sacred places where electrical functional ability has no place!! lol!!

 

[DaveyD]

LOL, it's not just on here. E54. They get flagged on PIRs (not by me) and even BC sometimes ask questions. As stated, I have put them in but to save arguments re "fit for environment" I dont suggest or imply to the customer that I can. IE I assume its going to be outside or a pull cord.
Regards, David