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POCKET GUIDE 1-2

GUIDE TO SITING EQUIPMENT IN A LOCATION
CONTAINING A BATH OR SHOWER
The general requirements in Parts 1 to 6 of the Regulations are applicable within the
zones of a location containing a bath or shower but are supplemented by the additional
requirements in Part 701 of BS 7671.

Zone 1
* Zone 1

Zone 2
Zone 2
Outside
zones 2.25 m
Outside Zone 0
zones 2.25 m
Zone 0
The space underneath the bath is 0.6 m
zone 1 if accessible without the use
The space underneath the bath is 0.6 m
of a tool, or outside the zones if
zone 1 if accessible without the use
accessible only with the use of a tool
of a tool, or outside the zones if
accessible only with the use of a tool * A window recess is zone 2

Zone 1
2.25 m Zone 2
Zone 1
2.25 m Zone 2 Outside
zones
Outside
zones
Zone 0
Zone 0
0.6 m
For showers without a basin there is no
0.6 m zone 2, but the horizontal dimension of
For showers without a basin there is no
zone 1 is increased to 1.20 m (701.32.3 (ii) (b))
zone 2, but the horizontal dimension of
zone 1 is increased to 1.20 m (701.32.3 (ii) (b))
Notes:
- All low voltage circuits either serving the location or passing through zones 1
and/or 2 but not serving the location must have additional protection provided
by one or more RCDs that have a rated residual operating current (I ) not
∆n
exceeding 30 mA (701.411.3.3).
- Providing all final circuits of the location have additional protection, meet the
requirements for automatic disconnection and the installation is fitted with
effective protective equipotential bonding, then supplementary equipotential
bonding may be omitted (701.415.2).
updated to
TH
EDITION
BS 7671:2018
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updated to
TH
EDITION
BS 7671:2018