To me, it seems to be no zone or possible zone 3. Therefore an electric skirting heat is permissible or pelmet electric heater, under the bath.
-- zaax
What zone is under the bath?
Apr 10, 2006
11 Replies
zaax mumbled
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The Furry Monster zone.
Behave,its the twilight zone.
To quote from BS 7671, said space is:
"Zone 1 if the space is accessible without the use of a tool."
and
"Spaces under the bath, accessible only with the use of a tool are outside the zones."
Don't forget the requirements for any accessible controls, though.
The space under the bath is in zone 1 if that space is accessible without using a tool. If you need to use a tool to get at the space under a bath then it is outside the zones.
Well the presence of a grill or similar heat outlet means that the heater would probably be classed as being in zone 1. This means that the appliance would have to be designed for such a location and that the supply must be fed through a 30ma RCD as per the regulations.
The control switch would have to be somewhere else though.
John
I TOLD you it was the furry monster zone...;-)
In other words, one could change the space from Zone 1 to outside the zones by,eg, putting a couple of screws through the pop-out panel?
The dust and dried up bits of soap zone
Yes, provided you can't stick your fingers through any holes to reach anything electrical. A key is also acceptable.
Christian.
Zone 0, if under the bath and access can only be gained with the use of a tool. Jaymack
Nope. Zone 0 is basically "underwater". It is outside zones.
Christian.
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