Pendants/Batten holders in bathrooms

[nickblake]

worst one ive ever seen is a pendant in a shower cubicle ,im a short #### and it almost touched my head , i do prefer enclosed fitting like dome lights in bathrooms , but obviously out side the zones no problem with pendants

 

[pushrod]

It's one of these.

never come across those -does that have like a stuffing gland in it to stop condensation running down into the lamp holder?

What code would people give a pendant light in a bathroom not hanging into zones? Codes just seem to be such a matter of whim, one person's code 2 is another person's code 4

 

[vini]

I have been asked to fit two lights directly above a bath to accomodate glass lamp shades which are approx. 300mm and if pendant is added 200mm. The ceiling from the finished floor is 2400mm. So standing in the bath I would guess is 100mm above the floor making the bottom of the fitting 1800mm. (5' 10")

So fitting would be in Zone 1. Are there any pendant light fittings that would satisfy the regs? According to what I am reading it is possible to put a light fitting in Zone 1 provided the manufacturers has stipulated that it is IP44 or above. I know it may seem a bit bizarre but building site festoon lighting IP65 would surely work or am I grasping at straws.

By the I have found no fittings online that would do the job.

 

[IQ Electrical]

The building site festoon will be fine but mount the big yellow 110v transformer outside of the special location

 

[Steve_P]

It's one of those words you just have to say silly isn't it? Festoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooon.

 

[Knobhead]

The building site festoon will be fine but mount the big yellow 110v transformer outside of the special location

Hide it?

Make a feature of it. Be the envy of all you're friends. Who else will have one in the bog?

 

[rattlehead85]

There are times when a standard batten holder will intrude zone 2 of a bathroom. As a batten holder normally isn't IP 44 rated it can therefore warrant a C3 departure or C2 if reachable by somebody using a tub or shower.

 

[vini]

I know I said building site festoon and fair enough to take the p###, but I simply meant a fitting designed for outdoors.

There is no way to use an ordinary batten holder. Anyone taller than 5' 6" could reach the fitting standing in the bath. Sometimes you get requests and no matter how potty it may sound I still feel as though I have to see if it is possible and remains within the regs. Where there is a will and all that.

I may have to conceal an IP65 fitting in her glass shade.