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.

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zaax

zaax mumbled


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.

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zaax

sorry should have added
http://www.diydata.com/electrics/bat...om_electrics.h
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http://tinyurl.com/g7uhm

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zaax

The Furry Monster zone.

The Natural Philosopher wrote:
The Furry Monster zone.

Behave,its the twilight zone.
--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

zaax wrote:
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.

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.

--
Andy

"zaax" wrote:

To me, it seems to be no zone or possible zone 3.

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.

Therefore an electric
skirting heat is permissible or pelmet electric heater, under the bath.

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
--
John White,
Electrical Contractor

Andy Wade wrote:
zaax wrote:
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.

To quote from BS 7671, said space is:

"Zone 1 if the space is accessible without the use of a tool."

I TOLD you it was the furry monster zone...;-)

John White wrote:
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.

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?
--
Rob

The dust and dried up bits of soap 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?

Yes, provided you can't stick your fingers through any holes to reach
anything electrical. A key is also acceptable.

Christian.

"zaax" wrote in message
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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

Zone 0, if under the bath and access can only be gained with the use of a
tool.
Jaymack