230v hair dryer swimming pool.

[conrad]

I doubt you'll find ELV hair dryers. 2kw at 12volts will be 167Amps, I'm trying to picture what the trailing cable might look like...

Haha was thinking more on the reg as in anything installed etc... rather than the hairdryer.

 

[Deuce]

There is already an established solution for this through most of Europe and across America: Use a hose type dryer They don't just have them for outdoor/pool leisure, they're in hotel and home bathrooms - literally millions of them.

The airbox and heating element are wall mounted at high level, various IP ratings available for the wall mounted unit. The user just presses the on button and holds the dryer on the end of the hose.

It kinda baffles me that anyone installed anything other than the established solution in the first place. Who wants to go to court to explain that!?

This is not an area I would recommend trying to come up with a new solution.

 

[johnduffell]

Even 10mA is a painful shock, you could definitely get a nice tingle from a neutral when wet without tripping the rcd.
Id say you'd need better than a 30mA rcd for pool side use and the dryer needs to be suitable for the conditions as stated above.

 

[Deuce]

Even 10mA is a painful shock, you could definitely get a nice tingle from a neutral when wet without tripping the rcd.
Id say you'd need better than a 30mA rcd for pool side use and the dryer needs to be suitable for the conditions as stated above.

Painful, sure. If you actually carry the current. But that's tough to do as most pool environments are effectively isolated from earth by design. The easiest route back to earth pre-trip is to head for the nearest neutral/earth connection - in this case the one neatly exposed on the flex.

RCD is all well and good, and of course, have the best protection you can. But this is more of a common sense issue and solution: Take the flex away for the user. The ideal solution already exists and is not remotely expensive.

 

[SparkyChick]

Iv ordered 1.5 kw robus hairdryers... specifically designed for this use.

Just out of interest... why did you pick the Robus units? They are IP20. There are IP34 units available which I would have thought are a better fit for the environment these are going to be installed in.

 

[conrad]

Just out of interest... why did you pick the Robus units? They are IP20. There are IP34 units available which I would have thought are a better fit for the environment these are going to be installed in.

above my pay grade... M&E manager for council spcified. I have installed these previously in changing rooms and theyre fit for purpose

 

[SparkyChick]

above my pay grade... M&E manager for council spcified. I have installed these previously in changing rooms and theyre fit for purpose

Fair enough

 

[MDJ]

... Someone apparently grabbed the cable and received a shock. .