bathroom

  1. T

    Bathroom extractor fan to light switch

    Hi all, wonder if someone can help me. I've bought a bathroom extractor and I do have the wiring there already (previous extractor was there) but I stupidly did not review it before taking it off and now I'm lost. I've essentially got a single light switch outside the bathroom which controlled...
  2. newfutile

    eicr coding (bathroom)

    How would you code a bathroom with all insulated fittings , no supplementary bonding and not supplied by rcd . The old BPG4 seemed to suggest its not required to report ,but it no longer states this in the latest BPG4
  3. U

    Bathroom vent/light wiring

    I am replacing a bathroom vent/light. The new vent box has the wiring on the opposite side of where I need it to be. Is there a safe way to add (splice) extra wire to the wiring coming from the vent. The existing supply cable will not reach the new wiring. If so what size and will a junction...
  4. P

    Wiring zvara bathroom fan

    Part 1. I Have 2 red wires and one brown going into my ceiling pull chord UK light switch in bathroom. BROWN AND RED into L1 and RED into COM. Will test when get my meter (assume I need pull out joint wired wires first to seperate and run an earth into bathroom first before I try test .) but...
  5. M

    Demista pads powered by a 24v SELV transformer, with cabinet hinge used as a conductor

    I'm working on a site in the UK where a joinery company will be installing bespoke vanity cabinets. The cabinets will have MDF/mirrored doors with a demista (heated pad) laminated between the mirror and the MDF door. The Demista is powered by a 24v SELV transformer, located behind a small panel...
  6. N

    My EICR test guy says I need to change my bathroom ceiling light to an IP65 rated.

    My EICR test guy says I need to change my bathroom ceiling light to an IP65 rated. Research says I need an IP44. The lamp is about 2.45m above the floor and about 30cms outside the side of the bath. Has he made a mistake or have I?
  7. A

    Help Bathroom light won't work

    Hi this is confusing me I am not sure what the 2 black wires should be doing My light won't connnect Many thanks
  8. C

    Consumer unit in bathroom

    What’s your thoughts of a new renovated house that has the consumer unit in the bathroom. It’s situated above the bath in a cupboard. It was brought 2 weeks ago and have no certs. They want a Eicr done. Obviously the sockets has to go too. Thanks
  9. J

    Bathroom refit, do I need a RCD?

    Hi all, I'm refitting my bathroom in my first floor flat (top floor) built around 1989. It has 2 CUs, one for night storage and one for 24h electrics, they are of the 1980's era Crabtree, the label on the side says BS5486:PART 13 CM16. The hot and cold are run in plastic from the Immersion...
  10. J

    Rewiring/repurposing an old bathroom

    Got an old downstairs bathroom being converted into a wc and utility (no white goods, just sockets for occasional tools, maybe a network printer. More of a workshop/storeroom really). The old bathroom had an electric shower wired to it's own 32A breaker in the consumer unit. The shower has...
  11. littlespark

    1970’s semi. Bathroom regs at the time.

    I’m not doing an EICR or anything… just curious. Was doing some work in my parents house, and I was remembering how it was back when I was a kid. It was built in 1974… same age as me…. I don’t know what regs were in force at the time. The original layout of the bathroom, only big enough for a...
  12. allancoblu

    2 way bathroom switch not working (old and new one)

    I've recently moved into rented property and I currently have no lighting in the bathroom (2 wall lamps and 3 ceiling lamps). The landlord believed it to be an intermittent issue and said they'd get an electrician in to replace the 2 way cord switch. I said I'd replaced my own in the past and...
  13. HappyHippyDad

    Is this wireless receiver/switch suitable for a bathroom?

    Morning all. My customer wants to be able to switch an above basin cupboard light. This is in a bathroom. There is a 230V PL + N available, but unfortunately the light she has does not have a switch, hence trying to find switching options. She is asking if this wireless receiver is suitable...
  14. J

    240v power in bathroom

    Hi Everyone! You all seem like a friendly bunch and google keeps referring me back to here but I still cannot find any solid answers so hoping you can advise me. I am in the process of planning a shower room re model for my disabled parents but have come across some hurdles (spoke to an...
  15. 7

    Bathroom Extractor Next to Shower Head

    Doing an Eicr and the 230v timed class 1 bathroom extractor is less than 200mm next to the shower head. I see this as a C2 and would insist on it being changed to at least a 12v fan or even better a new location. Welcome any thoughts
  16. D

    Refitting a bathroom and electrician claims I need a new mainboard

    Hi guys - I am fitting out a new bathroom and brought in a sparky to help out as I am terrified of electrics. Now the bathroom is being done for a friend on a budget who really can't afford £600 for a new mainboard but the sparky is insisting it should be done. Currently, the mainboard is an...
  17. Neptune

    Wall mounted light switch in bathroom

    Is it within the regs to have a wall mounted light switch in the bathroom? It would be away from the shower and opposite the toilet. The MCB is RCD protected.
  18. B

    How to connect exhaust fan switch to bathroom light switch?

    Hi, how to connect the exhaust fan switch to the light switch? I have opened the exhaust fan before, there are: 2 permanent live wires 1 blue wire connected to neutral 1 black wire connected to switched live As I am new to electrical, can anyone advise me what can I do to connect the wires...
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  19. S

    Straight swap of electrical rose for new bathroom light. Light now stays on constantly. Why?

    Before: After: Hey guys I’m new here and really scratching my head on this. Bought a new light and had to change the ceiling rose to accommodate. Took a pic of the old rose, made sure to follow the connections in the picture in the new terminal block, and now the light stays on constantly...
  20. Tryitall

    Wiring Bathroom fan/light combo

    I’m replacing an old bathroom fan/light and not sure on wiring because the new one is different. Currently it is controlled with two switches, one light one fan. The power running into it consists of Ground , neutral-white, black, and red. Old light/fan fixture has black and white coming out...
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