Extractor Fan in Downstairs Loo

[Thomas Connolly]

Hi Folks,
I've been asked to install an extractor fan in a downstairs toilet .
One that sits in the glass of the window. (That part has been done already)
I'm going to look at the job tomorrow so I'm assuming the window is just the glass and doesn't actually open hence the need for the extractor fan?

Will this need an isolator switch outside the toilet, as if it were being installed in a bathroom? Or can it just have it's own pull chord inside?

Is there a MUST for these to be timed units or can it come on and off with the light switch?

Will it need to have a FCU?

Just need clarification on these points as all I can see in the regs in installations in special locations. Although there's a strong possibility that I'm looking in the wrong place!

As always, feedback and help is greatly appreciated.

 

[Taylortwocities]

Will this need an isolator switch outside the toilet, as if it were being installed in a bathroom? Or can it just have it's own pull chord inside?

Thomas. Unless the room has a bath or a shower in it (has it?) then if is like any other room. There’s no requirements for a pull CORD.
You can use regular switches.

Actually, contrary to common belief, there is no need to use pull CORDs in bathrooms - providing they are not inside certain zones.

PS a CHORD is played on a piano. It cannot switch on a fan!

 

[DPG]

Sound activated switch maybe?

 

[Zerax]

....PS a CHORD is played on a piano. It cannot switch on a fan!

Similarly... you can tune a piano, but you can't tune a fish

... I'll get me coat

 

[Charlie_]

Lola Astanova is always turning fans on with her piano

 

[GeorgeCooke]

George, it is up to the individual how much notice they take of the manufacturer's instructions. It is not for you to say they can be ignored.[/QUAn example.OTE]

If you say so, but the fact remains they are guidance only. The regs only say take account of them. They are quite often wrong.

 

[DPG]

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Yes George, but you advised the OP they could be ignored.

 

[Thomas Connolly]

@Taylortwocities And this is why I absolutely LOVE this forum
A pull cord!! Haha.
It's not a special location no, just to clarify. Just a small toilet. Thanks as always