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Bathroom light - new build

  • 04-08-2021 12:02pm
    #1
    hoanymole
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 142 ✭✭


    hi all, we are in a 5 year old house. It has wires coming out the walls in the bathrooms for a vanity light. We’ve never bothered to fit them.

    the wires are live but:

    question: how can you switch the light on and off? IKEA bathroom lights don’t have switches for regulations I believe,



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  • #2
    greasepalm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,667 ✭✭✭greasepalm


    When i got my bathroom done up i got a cabinet with 2 leds on the corners and at top is a sensor for switching them on and off.

    Not too sure if regulations changed for having switches in bathroom when hands are wet.



  • #3
    meercat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,848 ✭✭✭meercat


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058202265/bathroom-light-new-build

    It may be wired back to the light switch outside bathroom door and you can change this to a 2 gang switch instead.

    only a registered electrical contractor is permitted to do electrical work in bathrooms however.



  • #4
    awec
    Administrators Posts: 54,619 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117707032#Comment_117707032

    If the wire is live now then it's not going to be wired to a switch outside the bathroom. Easy to confirm though, if the wire is still live when the bathroom light is off then it's definitely not wired to a switch.

    OP: usually these things are wired in one of 2 ways:

    1. The wiring is connected to a switch outside the bathroom door, in this case you can technically buy any type of bathroom unit. If this was the case you'd either have a 2 gang switch outside the door, or the wire would only be live when the main bathroom light is on.
    2. The wiring is not connected to a switch, and you must buy a bathroom unit with a switch included.

    Chances are you are in category 2. You may not get a unit in Ikea but units with switches are common and can be found in any decent supplier of bathroom fittings.



  • #5
    hoanymole
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 142 ✭✭hoanymole


    Thanks folks appreciate it.



  • #6
    hoanymole
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 142 ✭✭hoanymole


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117707032#Comment_117707032

    This was exactly the scenario. Electrician came this morning and sorted it all out. Looks great.



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  • #7
    meercat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,848 ✭✭✭meercat


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117734127#Comment_117734127

    Glad it worked out. Thanks for the update



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