(Not sure if this should be in electrics or regulations sub-forum?)
I've found some conflicting and not fully trustworthy information searching for this online. Two things I've seen are:
I've seen people online saying an RCD is pointless due to the way these baths are built (though it's pretty trivial to add one)
What are the current rules on how the thing is wired up, and who is authorised to do it please?
We already have a regular socket in the bathroom (it's large enough to do this without issues) so could we spur from that and (if needed) insert an RCD on the cable in the room above, through which the cable passes to the bathroom?
I've found some conflicting and not fully trustworthy information searching for this online. Two things I've seen are:
- You must have the bath on its own circuit/fuse, and it must have an RCD located outside the bathroom
- You must either have the bath on its own circuit, or take it off a ring-main with a 13A fuse but either way you must have an RCD outside the bathroom
I've seen people online saying an RCD is pointless due to the way these baths are built (though it's pretty trivial to add one)
What are the current rules on how the thing is wired up, and who is authorised to do it please?
We already have a regular socket in the bathroom (it's large enough to do this without issues) so could we spur from that and (if needed) insert an RCD on the cable in the room above, through which the cable passes to the bathroom?