Ip44 230v zone 1?!

[dokkan1080]

Can we see this fitting and where are you installing it.

I want to put it above my shower its a small shower room so the tray takes up most of the room...

From the tray to the ceiling it measures about 2.15m so the light would be just above the shower head

But from the floor to the ceiling it measures 2.4m there is a massive step into the shower

 

[westward10]

Personally I would use a fitting with a higher IP rating.

 

[Ian1981]

I install IP65 in bath/shower rooms, most reputable manufacturers have either IP20 or IP65 downlights on offer

 

[dokkan1080]

This is how it is ip44 or do I get a higher fitting

 

[Lister1987]

It does suprise me that a room containing a bath/shower isn't IP66 /IPX6 as minimum, purely based on the fact you can fill a cupped hand with water and throw it at the ceiling/light fitting, same with a showerhead (unless fixed spraying vertically down - Just with improved accuracy thanks to the Jetstream)

 

[westward10]

If you throw a cupped hand of water at an IPX4 rating fitting it should be protected. This rating is for splashing of liquid from any direction.

 

[dokkan1080]

If you throw a cupped hand of water at an IPX4 rating fitting it should be protected. This rating is for splashing of liquid from any direction.

You said you would use a higher ip rated fitting but the ip44 fitting complies?

Its hard to find ipx5 or 6 or 7 lights i have been looking for ages :/

 

[Lister1987]

If you throw a cupped hand of water at an IPX4 rating fitting it should be protected. This rating is for splashing of liquid from any direction.

I was leaning more on the shower jet being able to be directed at the light and jetted, hence my comment.

 

[Strima]

Water jets as in above a shower but still in zone 1

This is mainly aimed at water jets used for washing and cleaning that are not from a fixed source, so a standard shower head pointing downwards would not apply.

If you had one of those fancy showers with several wall mounted heads that automatically rotate and spray water everywhere, much like an automatic car wash, then you would need a better IP rating.

Although the zones do have a height limitation there's the application of common sense, what's the likelihood that the fitting will come into contact with water and in what amount? In the vast majority of applications IP44 is more than acceptable, BS7671 gives us the minimum rating to work to.

 

[Pretty Mouth]

I've never come across an electric shower unit with a higher IP rating than IPX4. With that in mind, I'd say the ceiling light is going to be okay .