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Ah I see. I really didnt understand the original diagram - that one is much clearer. Its almost exactly as it will be, just the shower and basin are back to front. Sounds like outside of Zone 2 and no problems! Cheers for explaining it

@EFLImpudence Its not 600mm from the side panel shower enclosure; its a 1200x800 tray so its at least 1200mm from the actual shower head on the adjacent wall but I doubt that makes a difference to the zoning rules. The recess between the side panel and doorway is approx 900mm so assuming a...

Struggling to find concrete information on what wiring is needed for this... Circuit is RCD protected, mirror would be in zone 2 (next to shower enclosure) so it will have to be IP44 rated. It will have a shaver socket. Can I run some 3 core and earth from the lighting junction box to position...

Ace cheers! Job for Monday they ;)

Hey guys, Wondering if I can seek some advise wrt wall prep in bathroom. Ive got: one external wall back to brick - this is going to be lined with Marmox to keep BC happy one internal wall back to brick - this is going to be dot and dabbed to straighten the wall out for the shower. Tile...

Ye I guess I could just put it next to the CU downstairs. Its below the bathroom/ensuite. Might end up eventually replacing the consumer unit (its currently right down near the floor and the alarm is where I would expect the CU to be - this will be moved in due course when we do downstairs I...

The bathroom is on the upstairs radial, and my CU is about 17 years old so its only got RCD protection on sockets. If I wanted to RCD protect all the lighting as well then thers an additional cost of new CU + sparky however I just need to protect the bathroom. Could I not spur off the...

@EFLImpudence Thanks I've understood it now. It would be a case of you completing the circuit in that scenario. Why is it only a problem in the bathroom? Is it because of the conductivity of water? Whats the difference between exposed and extraneous in this context? Lastly, I'm trying to...

@EFLImpudence We'll be replacing the downlights, but have not picked any yet. You wont be able to touch the lights and the pipes at the same time. I would have thought maybe that the backbox of the mirror would be made out of metal though and might need to be earthed (a bit like the backbox in...

I cant think of any....all the pipework to shower/basin/bath/radiator is now plastic. The shower is unvented so no electrics there. Do the downlights count? they are above 2.25m so unreachable without ladder. We are planning on putting in a backlit mirror off the lighting circuit so theres...

Just checked, it is. Its actually bonded to the water pipe was difficult to see with access

No RCD protection on lighting circuits currently, although I plan to fix this by putting an RCD fused spur in the attic above the bathroom/ensuite to feed the new lights We dont have gas; its an oil fired boiler, so the cooker is running off electric as well. As far as I can see, there are...

Hey guys, I'm trying hard to understanding earthing and bonding for my own benefit, and I get the purpose of it in a bathroom from a safety point of view (equipotential bonding) however I'm not entirely clear how to work out whether or not it is required for my bathroom refit so I can get the...

You'll have to explain what you're talking about a bit better... As far as im concerned, it is now exactly the same as before. I cannot tell you if it was dangerous, or even necessary; I dont know who did it. I can only tell you whats there and as its not a permanent connection I asked about...

I had a chat to Stratford BC. As we're splitting bathroom in to bathroom/ensuite, the ensuite will be notifiable, but the bathroom would not be as the layout isnt changing we're just chopping off the rather large airing cupboard at the end to create the ensuite. I'm only doing the bathroom at...

I guess in this context its on a best effort basis of what is reasonable. Not alot of room in a bathroom/ensuite to put anything more than the 22mm insulated plasterboards really. Although Part of the wall (50%) would have tile backer board which wouldnt be insulated unless you can stuff some...

Sorry fella you've lost me here. Thought it was clear what I was doing but obviously not. I have a length of earth running from supply to main bathroom and clamped. Another length on the same clamp running from bathroom to ensuite. It was clamped to showers cold supply. Pipes are now in the...

I was going to just re-attach it to one of the pipes under the floor, although I dont think its really necessary

Oh, I wont be using PB in shower/bath areas btw!

Hey guys, Quick question regarding wall prep for tiles (porcelain most likely roughly 600x300) ... Ive got 2 internal and 2 external walls, 1 of the internal/external walls have been taken back to brick as the bonding coat was coming off in large peices and a shower will be fitted in the...