Bathroom electrics approval

[Sunnytree19]

My bathroom is being renovated and I'm having 3 wall spot lights installed out of touching distance and an extractor. Will I need to have a certificate for electrical work approval? Should the builders who are doing the electrics arrange this?
Newbie, be gentle!

Cheers

 

[Taylortwocities]

All electrical work needs a certificate.

Most electrical work in a bathroom needs to be notified to the local authority.
More info at http://www.diynot.com/wiki/Electrics:part_p:DIY-Electrical-Work-and-the-Law

Is your builder's electrician a member of one of the schemes? Ask him which one and check up on http://www.electricalcompetentperson.co.uk to make sure.

Note that any electrical circuits that are being installed, or altered in a bathroom now have to be RCD protected.


WALL LIGHTS in a bathroom? Are they designed to be in a bathroom in the zones you have in mind?

 

[davelx]

All electrical work needs a certificate.

Most electrical work in a bathroom needs to be notified to the local authority.

Surely only work in zones 0, 1 & 2? Even in my small bathroom, the light fittings and shaver socket are comfortably outside the zones.

 

[JohnW2]

Most electrical work in a bathroom needs to be notified to the local authority.

Surely only work in zones 0, 1 & 2? Even in my small bathroom, the light fittings and shaver socket are comfortably outside the zones.

Indeed, I would say that "most electrical work in a bathroom" is very much overstating the situation - I would think that in many/most bathrooms,it would only be first-time installation of an electric shower that would be notifiable (even replacement of an existing shower probably isn't).

Kind Regards, John

 

[Taylortwocities]

I did say "most" and then pointed the OP at the link so he could check if his work required notification.

But, there are no issues, if his builder's electrician is a member of a CPS.

 

[JohnW2]

I did say "most" and then pointed the OP at the link so he could check if his work required notification.

You did, but it was that "most" that davelx and I were questioning.

But, there are no issues, if his builder's electrician is a member of a CPS.

Indeed - and no 'issues' (at least, not in relation to notification!) even if (s)he is not a member of a self-cert scheme if the lights and extractor are outside of the zones.

Kind Regards, John

 

[ban-all-sheds]

My bathroom is being renovated and I'm having 3 wall spot lights installed out of touching distance and an extractor.

Is/are the circuit(s) they will be on RCD protected?