Lighting - wall switch or pullcord?

[bazinga]

Hello all!

I'm after a bit of advice on whether I need to replace a wall switch for a light with a pull cord.

The one and only toilet in my house is a separate room to the bathroom, so I want to put a hand basin into the toilet so that we don't have to go round to the bathroom to wash hands.

Currently there's just a normal flip switch for the light, but after the basin is installed would I need to have it replaced with a pullcord?

Thanks

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

No you don't have to, providing no bath/shower in the room. You would need to consider the location of the switch to the basin though, for suitable IP Rating, common sense really.

 

[bazinga]

Thanks. The room is pretty small, about 1mx2m and the only place it could fit is half way along the same wall as the switch making it about 30cm to the right of the switch and 50cm down.

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

As edited, common sense. Although the room is not considered a special location because it has no bath or shower. You still need to take in to consideration the vicinity of the basin in relationship to the switch.
You don't have to replace with pull cord.