Hi, Currently my isolating switch for my electric shower is within the bath area so that it's easily accessible when I'm showering. I'm now going to place the electric shower in a different area of the bathroom. Can the isolating switch stay where it si as it will now be out of reach from the position of the new electric shower?
It might be a bath and shower screen setup Sen - summit fishy with the switch position - all be it pullcord.
That's what I was wondering JP, I thought it might have started with the shower in the bath area and now a separate shower fitted but bath still there?
perhaps the ops switch is acessible via the pull cord, perhaps his question is ,,,must the switch be moved so that the pull cord is accessible to a person using the shower in it;s new location. in that case the answer is that the switch can stay where it is
You hit the nail on the head Lokkars Daisy. Getting rid of the bath but having the shower in a different corner of the bathroom where I can't reach the pull cord switch. From what you said, I'll keep the pull cord switch where it is as also suggested by Sean_ork.
However, it does make me wonder why 99% of the time, the shower pull-cord isolator IS installed within reach whilst showering!!!! Mr. HandyAndy - Really
Is the isolating switch (pull switch) mounted on the wall?? or on the ceiling?? if its near the bath/shower and therefore within zone 1 then it shouldnt be near the bath/shower,, UNLESS it is over 2.25meters above the bottom of the bath/shower then it is outside zone 1 and therefore ok....
The OP is concerned that he should be able to reach the switch cord while in the shower, in case he needed quick isolation. Where his new location of shower is, he won't be able to reach the cord. Is it necessary, is the question. Mr. HandyAndy - Really
There is nothing to stop you installing the isolating switch for a shower outside the bath/shower room,, especially if you cannot clear the zones to comply with the regs,,,,,if a fault occurs whilst in the shower then the means of automatic disconnection (Fuse, RCBO/RCD/MCB) should operate under a fault circumstance,,Thats what they are there for....(of course they will only operate if they and the installation is installed correctly)
Hang on, there is another Digger on a different thread arguing that isolators must be LOCAL to the appliance
shower units have their own on off switch's as well as a main isolator,,,,stop trying to split hairs and listen to some good advice,,,,
So does a cooker, so does a washing machine, so does a tumble-dryer, so does a kettle, so does a microwave etc etc etc Sounds like there's hardly any need for local isolation switches at all then! Mr. HandyAndy - Really