WEATHERPROOF IP66 SWITCH IN BATHROOM

[Rogo]

Am I able to have a weatherproof IP66 outdoor 10A switch installed in my bathroom in Zone 1?

I want a 2gang switch in either zone 1 or 2, to operate a heated towel rail and an extractor fan.

I've ruled out a sensor switch which sits under tiles as I am having Showerwall (which is not easy to take down once up) and I don't want a pull switch.

Any ideas?

 

[securespark]

What does it look like?

 

[skotl]

Why not just have the switch outside the bathroom?

 

[EFLImpudence]

Isn't the answer just "No"?

 

[DaftPunk]

Check the date boys

 

[markocosic]

April fools aside, IP66 is actually tougher to meet than IP68 according to a lighting designer friend of mine. IP66 means pressurised jets, and the dynamic pressure exceeds the static pressure that they test to for IP68. A wheeze when products failed IP66 tests was to submit them for IP68 tests - they don't check all the IP6x up to 8 when certifying...

 

[securespark]

I was assuming it was SELV, and quite forgot the date.....

I know...ASS U ME.....

 

[1028741]

You can use a regular lightswitch in a bathroom as long as it is 600mm away from the boundary of zone 1 (the edge of a bath tub or shower) for obvious reasons. You don't need a waterproof lightswitch in a bathroom, it just needs to be far enough away from zone 1 is all. By the way, wouldn't it be better to put a heated towel rail on a switched thermostat???