How to replace the pull cord on a bathroom extractor fan

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My bathroom extractor fan hasn't had a cord on it for a while since it fell off, so I am going to replace it.

I have taken the cover off and marked in the image below where I think it goes. There was a cap over this which I haven't included in the photo.

What I need to know now is what cord I need to buy and how I install it into the fan :)

Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

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Which Zone is the fan in, what have you done with the earth core of the cable, and why is it not clamped properly?
 
Which Zone is the fan in, what have you done with the earth core of the cable, and why is it not clamped properly?

It's a bathroom fan.
I didn't understand the second question.
By clamped, if you mean the bit that I have marked red, I took it out to take the photo so you could see it properly.
 
Isn't this a class II device hence no earth required?

By clamping I assume the poster meant the gripper rod? It looks like the cable is supposed to be gripped with that, but because the outer sheath has been chopped off it doesn't grip, however I am guessing that is supposed to be used for flex.

Make sure the new fan is a class two as it appears you have no earth, if its a class one you would need to rewire it all.

Each part of the bathroom is separated in different zones, and depending where it is it may no longer be legal to have a fan there, and it may need RCD protection (I don't know the exact rules as I am not a spark).
 
Isn't this a class II device hence no earth required?

By clamping I assume the poster meant the gripper rod? It looks like the cable is supposed to be gripped with that, but because the outer sheath has been chopped off it doesn't grip, however I am guessing that is supposed to be used for flex.

Make sure the new fan is a class two as it appears you have no earth, if its a class one you would need to rewire it all.

Each part of the bathroom is separated in different zones, and depending where it is it may no longer be legal to have a fan there, and it may need RCD protection (I don't know the exact rules as I am not a spark).

Would this be class one or two? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Manrose-Ext...FU68/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1319118987&sr=8-2
 

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