Electric mirror in a bathroom
 

Hi everyone

I have just got a new mirror with lights in it for the bathroom.

It has a 'shaver' plug on it.

What I would like to do is wire it directly from a pull cord switch.

Is there any reason why I could not cut off this shaver plug and wire it
into a fused spur with the pull cord switch, or is there something special
about the power coming from a shaver socket that would mean I would have
to have one of these?

It would be nice to hide the wires too, but for ease of removal I guess
that will not be possible, unless I could find a flush 'vertical' socket.
By that I mean one that I can plug into vertically, rather than
horizontally, behind the mirror and keep it as close to the wall as
possible. Is there such a thing?

Thanks

Richard

--
Richard Grenfell
Cambridge
rlg @ mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk

Electric mirror in a bathroom
 

Richard wrote:
Hi everyone

I have just got a new mirror with lights in it for the bathroom.

It has a 'shaver' plug on it.

What I would like to do is wire it directly from a pull cord switch.

Is there any reason why I could not cut off this shaver plug and wire
it into a fused spur with the pull cord switch, or is there something
special about the power coming from a shaver socket that would mean I
would have to have one of these?

It would be nice to hide the wires too, but for ease of removal I
guess that will not be possible, unless I could find a flush
'vertical' socket. By that I mean one that I can plug into
vertically, rather than horizontally, behind the mirror and keep it
as close to the wall as possible. Is there such a thing?

Thanks

Richard

I can't see the usual bathroom shaver socket transformer being able to power
any sort of light because they are usually only 15-20 watts normally.
This must be some continental plug type, possibly IKEA rubbish?
I'd do what you suggest with the switched fused spur.
Do make sure though that it is safe to put it where you want in the
bathroom, bearing in mind the different zone ratings.
I doubt though if it is Ikea or similar they give you much guidance on this.

Electric mirror in a bathroom
 

In article , "BillR"
wrote:

Richard wrote:
Hi everyone

I have just got a new mirror with lights in it for the bathroom.

It has a 'shaver' plug on it.

What I would like to do is wire it directly from a pull cord switch.

Is there any reason why I could not cut off this shaver plug and wire
it into a fused spur with the pull cord switch, or is there something
special about the power coming from a shaver socket that would mean I
would have to have one of these?

It would be nice to hide the wires too, but for ease of removal I
guess that will not be possible, unless I could find a flush
'vertical' socket. By that I mean one that I can plug into
vertically, rather than horizontally, behind the mirror and keep it
as close to the wall as possible. Is there such a thing?

Thanks

Richard

I can't see the usual bathroom shaver socket transformer being able to power
any sort of light because they are usually only 15-20 watts normally.
This must be some continental plug type, possibly IKEA rubbish?

It's not actually from Ikea (unlike most of the stuff we have :) ), but a
Flabeg mirror, bought through local big building trade place (Ridgeons for
those of you who know the area)

It hadn't occured to me that it wouldn't be for a shaver socket.

I'd do what you suggest with the switched fused spur.
Do make sure though that it is safe to put it where you want in the
bathroom, bearing in mind the different zone ratings.

Remind me of the zone ratings.

I doubt though if it is Ikea or similar they give you much guidance on this.
No instructions at all, other than 'dont scratch it'

:(

Richard

--
Richard Grenfell
Cambridge
rlg @ mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk

Electric mirror in a bathroom
 

Richard wrote:
In article , "BillR"
wrote:

Richard wrote:
Hi everyone

I have just got a new mirror with lights in it for the bathroom.

It has a 'shaver' plug on it.

What I would like to do is wire it directly from a pull cord switch.

Is there any reason why I could not cut off this shaver plug and
wire
it into a fused spur with the pull cord switch, or is there
something special about the power coming from a shaver socket that
would mean I would have to have one of these?

It would be nice to hide the wires too, but for ease of removal I
guess that will not be possible, unless I could find a flush
'vertical' socket. By that I mean one that I can plug into
vertically, rather than horizontally, behind the mirror and keep it
as close to the wall as possible. Is there such a thing?

Thanks

Richard

I can't see the usual bathroom shaver socket transformer being able
to power any sort of light because they are usually only 15-20 watts
normally.
This must be some continental plug type, possibly IKEA rubbish?

It's not actually from Ikea (unlike most of the stuff we have :) ),
but a Flabeg mirror, bought through local big building trade place
(Ridgeons for those of you who know the area)

It hadn't occured to me that it wouldn't be for a shaver socket.

I'd do what you suggest with the switched fused spur.
Do make sure though that it is safe to put it where you want in the
bathroom, bearing in mind the different zone ratings.

Remind me of the zone ratings.

Just do a UK google search for "bathroom electrical zones"
e.g. http://www.electriclightcompany.co.u...o_bathroom.htm

Electric mirror in a bathroom
 

On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 13:54:49 +0000, (Richard)
wrote:

Hi everyone

I have just got a new mirror with lights in it for the bathroom.

It has a 'shaver' plug on it.


I doubt it's a shaver plug, more likely it's got continental origins
and a continental plug. Molto naughty.


What I would like to do is wire it directly from a pull cord switch.

Is there any reason why I could not cut off this shaver plug and wire it
into a fused spur with the pull cord switch, or is there something special
about the power coming from a shaver socket that would mean I would have
to have one of these?

No just observe the zones as others have said.


It would be nice to hide the wires too, but for ease of removal I guess
that will not be possible, unless I could find a flush 'vertical' socket.
By that I mean one that I can plug into vertically, rather than
horizontally, behind the mirror and keep it as close to the wall as
possible. Is there such a thing?


Fit the fused spur outlet close to the ceiling, conceal the wiring and
fit an unfused spur outlet behind the mirror. Again mind the Zones!

DG