New Zealand bathroom light

[m1ck_b87]

Non ip rated bathroom light in zone 2 what you reckon guys
Code 2 or
Code 3

 

[MDJ]

should be a 2, but I reckon ufortunately a 3, unless it's a pendant of course hanging 2ft from the bath lol

 

[Mike66]

To 17th, supp. bonding is required unless all circuits meet the required disconnection times, and an RCD is installed, and all extraneous-conductive parts in the location are connected by main protective bonding conductors to the MET, so you would argue it is "potentially dangerous" (C2).

To OP, I think C2 as it is "potentially dangerous".

I was always taught:
-Code 1 if there is a danger and a fault
-Code 2 if there isn't a fault but it'd be dangerous under fault conditions
-Code 3 if there is no danger or fault but isn't compliant to latest regs

Does that mean that all those installations done before 16th are dangerous because they had no 30mA RCD or supplementary earthing?

 

[1ManRiot]

Does that mean that all those installations done before 16th are dangerous because they had no 30mA RCD or supplementary earthing?

No, but it means they're "potentially dangerous" or else why would the regs have been changed?

 

[Mike66]

Something that was installed under a previous reg & was ok at that time can not becombe potentially dangerous over night. This would be a C3 IMO no more, no less.

Regarding why would the reg change they do that all the time. once upon a time you had to earth bond a stainless steel kitchen sink & all sinks came with little tag to fix your earth cable to, then over night they stopped fitting the little tag & earthing was no longer required so what was that all about.

 

[Rampantchilli]

unfortunately the ESC BPG says its C2 and id give it a C2, cause if you only say C3 and someone gets zapped, it wont be the IET who get BUTT F***ed when bending over in the shower lol

 

[thomas-1981]

Without seeing the light and exact position it's pretty hard to give an answer to this.

 

[Lou7]

code 2

 

[thekingiam]

depends code 2 if you want the job to replace it.
code 3 if the house smells and you don't get any biscuits with your tea.