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BATHROOM / POOL ZONES

WHAT IP RATING DO I NEED?

Zone 0 ≥IPX7
Only 12V AC rms or 30V ripple-free DC SELV,
transformers must be sited outside Zones 0,1,2.
Zone 1 ≥IPX4
Where water jets are likely to be used for cleaning
purposes in communal baths & showers at least
IPX5 is required.
Zone 2 ≥IPX4
Where water jets are likely to be used for cleaning
purposes in communal baths & showers at least
IPX5 is required.
Outside zones 0, 1 & 2
No specific IP rating. Where water jets are
likely to be used for cleaning purposes in communal
baths & showers at least IPX5 is required.

is the interior of the pool, bath tub or shower basin.
For showers without a basin, the height of zone 0 is
10cm and its surface extent has the same horizontal
extent as zone 1.

Zone 1 Zone 2
is the three-dimensional space limited by the is the three-dimensional space limited by the
finished floor level and the horizontal plane finished floor level and the horizontal plane
corresponding to the highest fixed shower head corresponding to the highest fixed shower head
or water outlet or the horizontal plane lying 2.25m or water outlet or the horizontal plane lying 2.25m
above the finished floor level, whichever is higher above the finished floor level, whichever is higher
and the vertical plane circumscribing the bath tub than the vertical surface at the boundary of zone
or shower. 1 and the parallel vertical surface at a distance of
60cm from the zone 1 border.
For showers without a basin, the limiting vertical
plane of zone 1 is at a distance of 1.2m from the For showers without a basin, there is no zone 2 but
centre point of the fixed water outlet on the wall or and increased zone 1 is provided by the horizontal
ceiling. dimension of 1.2m.

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