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Jason S

Sorry to jump in on this but.....

No, most sparkies wont lay tile, however, they should install the mat, test for cont and note the readings,

Once the tile has been laid, he then returns, does another test to confirm readings then does all the final connections, fires it up and does the cert.

ANY electrical work in a bathroom is notifiable and Part P does not allow any sparkie to certify anyone elses work, UNLESS, he has paid at visit at various stages to make sure it all complies.
 
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TheRealRobG

I figure it's about as low risk as you can get - a double insulated cable buried under 8mm of self leveller covered with water resistant primer, and then 4mm of tile adhesive and another 10mm of tile. Feed is from an RCD, there's nothing that can be touched directly. Even worst case let's say water managed to seep under the floor and saturate the cable and let's say the cable sheath was damaged - the RCD would shut the circuit down long before anyone could get a zap from it. It would also be an early warning that it was unsafe.

You've got infinitely more chance being killed making your morning toast. I'd be interested to hear the statistic on how many people get killed by UFH installed under bathroom tiles. I bet it's tiny.

In most countries they have standard wall switches inside the bathroom, and sockets for you to plug a hairdryer into!
 

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