Silly question I know, but read on.....
I plumbed in an electric shower this week and ran most of the cable to save the sparky some leg work. Because the flat has concrete ceilings I decided to fit the isolation switch outside the bathroom as a wall switch - the customer requested this too incidently.
Today the sparky arrived to do his magic, but then told me that the switch is illegal. He says that although the switch is outside the bathroom door, it is still within Zone 2 of the shower area if the door was left open ( it is a small bathroom ). He came recommended so I should trust him, but I thought I would call Mira to see if they could at least shed some light on this. They told me the switch location is fine. Now I know these guys are not fully qualified sparkies, so I thought I would run it past you guys to see if you have encountered this before. Is this legal, illegal or a 'grey area'??
Thanks freinds.
I plumbed in an electric shower this week and ran most of the cable to save the sparky some leg work. Because the flat has concrete ceilings I decided to fit the isolation switch outside the bathroom as a wall switch - the customer requested this too incidently.
Today the sparky arrived to do his magic, but then told me that the switch is illegal. He says that although the switch is outside the bathroom door, it is still within Zone 2 of the shower area if the door was left open ( it is a small bathroom ). He came recommended so I should trust him, but I thought I would call Mira to see if they could at least shed some light on this. They told me the switch location is fine. Now I know these guys are not fully qualified sparkies, so I thought I would run it past you guys to see if you have encountered this before. Is this legal, illegal or a 'grey area'??
Thanks freinds.
