Under Wet Room Eletric

[ageless]

This isnt actually a tile question but its about a wet room I installed few weeks ago. I have a small toilet room underneath my wetvroom and there's a light pendant very near my drain in the tray. Now I know that this shouldn't leak but I'm looking at worst case as in if it ever does and someone is having a shower and it leaks onto the light pendant underneath.

This toilet room below has a normal ceiling pendant but if I change it to an IP rated ceiling light, would this stop any electrocution if worst case it leaks and comes in contact with the live wires or will I need additional safety.

 

[Dave]

I'm no sparky but wouldn't your RCD trip if it did happen ?

 

[ageless]

I'm no sparky but wouldn't your RCD trip if it did happen ?

It should but there's times where the RCD should have trip before and it hasn't so I wouldn't go on just an RCD for protection, esp dealing with water

 

[Dave]

Just thought I'd ask , I'm sure there will be replies that will help.

 

[Ajax123]

Ip rated would only take care of water ingress from below. You would be better off speaking to a qualified spark on this one methinks. Perhaps move the light if it's that worrying

 

[Dan]

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[Rizzle from the Portizzle]

its not the volts that kill its the amps lighting on a mordern rcd resticts this to 5 amps might staiten your hair but wont kill you of coures inless you are standing in a bucket of water then then this should trip in 1ooth of a second so if you were relaxing in a bath full of water having a nice drink and the wife was having pmt and decided the bald old cout in the bath needed to borrow her hair dryer so though it in she would be let down yet again but theres always next mouth to look forward to .