It also covers the width of the shower cubicle or length of the bath.
Wet room lighting zones.
Consider zone 1 to be the splash zone where the installed equipment is likely to get very wet very quickly but would not necessarily be submerged.
When thinking about lighting for your bathroom it is important to think about the below bathroom zones to ensure the lighting you want can be installed in your desired location.
So to describe it you open the door and i have put light switch just inside.
The iee regulations lay out what fittings are suited for particular applications.
Zone 0 for a shower room is the area inside the shower basin.
So we are well out of the zones.
Zone 1 for a bathroom is the same width as zone 0 the width of the bath extending to 2 25m above the finished floor level.
Any fitting used in this zone must be low voltage max 12v and be rated at least ip67 which is total immersion proof.
All bathrooms are different at the lighting company we have lights suitable for using in family bathrooms showers en suite bathrooms and wet rooms.
Bathrooms are inherently wet rooms and electricity and water don t mix happily.
There are 3 designated electrical zones in the wet room that have been identified in the iee wiring regulations and it is crucial that any of the appliances listed above is sited in the correct zone.
The lighting company s selection of bathroom specific lights features traditional bathroom lighting unusual bathroom chandelier lights modern contemporary down lights recessed shower cubicle.
Most bathroom light fittings are ip20 or above rated and depending on their ip rating they can be mounted in the different zones in the bathroom.
Zone 0 essentially anywhere inside the shower and is defined as any area within a bathroom that can hold water.
We have bathroom lights suitable for zones 0 1 2 and 3 and the majority of our bathroom lighting is ip44 rated or higher.
Zone 1 is the area directly above zone 0 to the height of 2 25m from the bottom of the bath or shower.
Chrome bathroom lights are the most popular as they generally match the taps.
Update to ip ratings in 20 march 2015.
Most lighting for bathrooms shower rooms lights and wet rooms lights are modern and tend to be in chrome or satin chrome with glass.
Each zone requires that a light fitting has certain capabilities denoted by its ip rating.
3m and it turns and 3m further is the shower cubicle.
The astro lighting avola 0962 led bathroom wall light is an energy saving polished chrome led wall lamp with an ip44 rating.
The bathroom can be split into 4 zones zone 0 to zone 3.