Giscard Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Does the light switch have to be the same as in the UK ie a cord pull switch or is a wall mounted flush switch acceptable under French regulations. I would like to get it right at this stage as I notice that when selling a house now an electricity survey is required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunday Driver Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 A wall mounted flush switch is acceptable provided it's placed in the correct 'zone' within the bathroom.You can download a handy guidebook showing the various requirements from http://www.legrand.fr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suein56 Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 [quote user="Giscard"]Does the light switch have to be the same as in the UK ie a cord pull switch or is a wall mounted flush switch acceptable under French regulations. [/quote]The light switch for our upstairs bathroom is found in the corridor outside the room because of zoning regs - our house was built in 1995 - whereas the light switch for the downstairs shower room is inside the room, due to its size.Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerdesal Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 I have a 'thing' about light switches in bathrooms, irrespective of the fact that they are allowed in the correct zone. Our upstairs bathroom is large, but the switch is outside.....because thats where I put it.Electricity and water dont mix, except fatally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancer Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 I am not sure that a NF marked pull switch exists.The switch needs to have 60cm seperation from the bath or shower tray, the sink is ignored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardengirl Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 Our apartment has the bathroom switch outside the room, although inside would have complied with the distance regulations, and a socket is just inside the door, near the basin. The separate WC has a switch inside the room. The apart,ment block is just over 1 year old.Jo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Trollope Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 [quote user="J.Rs gone native"] I am not sure that a NF marked pull switch exists.[/quote]They do, but the "French" tend to use them in bedrooms, as the regs allow switches inside an SDB. The UK is (almost) unique in its paranoia about bathroom switches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemltd Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 Our French electician has quoted for the sockets in various rooms but interestingly also for 2 sockets in the family bathroom we did'nt ask for. I emailed him today to say we don't need them, what do the French use them for anyway?The price to replace or fit new prises 16A is 115 euros per prise, plus TVA. Thats 230 euros plus TVA for 2 sockets/prises we don't need! the wirung is 40 years old. Does this sound ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardengirl Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 Nemltd, we've never had sockets replaced, as it's a new apartment. However, when the place was being built in 2007 we asked for extra sockets around the apartment; this was way before the wiring was ever begun - in fact, the apartment itself didn't actually exist, being the top (of 3) layer of an incomplete building. The cost quoted by the builder was 188,46 euros plus TVA per double socket on its own, with double sockets near already planned sockets costing 94,23 euros. Changing the position of a double socket cost 25,49 euros plus TVA. It all seemed very costly to us, as my OH has rewired our homes in UK; but we went ahead with those we felt were necessary.Jo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Trollope Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 [quote user="nemltd"] Our French electician has quoted for the sockets in various rooms but interestingly also for 2 sockets in the family bathroom we did'nt ask for. I emailed him today to say we don't need them, what do the French use them for anyway?[/quote]Broadly speaking, the regs require you to have at least 1 in a SDB of over 2 SqM. To use for what? Doesn't matter, because it is part of the regs - but how about hairdryer, curling tongs, razor, rechargeable di*ldo..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 [quote user="nemltd"]Our French electician has quoted for [...] 2 sockets in the family bathroom [...] what do the French use them for anyway?[/quote]washing machine / tumble-dryer / razor / toothbrush / hair-dryer... [8-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Trollope Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 To be pedantic Clair (who, me?), the W/M and T/D mustn't be plugged into an ordinary socket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancer Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 To be doubly pedantic (but it is a serious question Nick) dont you mean that the socket for the washing machine, in the SDB in my case, has to be on a dedicated feed from the tabeleau as I have done?Or that it has to be a special socket, (maybe one of those round pin ones) to prevent any other aplliance being used on it?Loved the dil*o comment, have you ever come across a 240v one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lacote0_0 Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 [quote user="Sunday Driver"]A wall mounted flush switch is acceptable provided it's placed in the correct 'zone' within the bathroom. [/quote]Above the lavatory? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 [quote user="nemltd"]Our French electician has quoted for the sockets in various rooms but interestingly also for 2 sockets in the family bathroom we did'nt ask for. I emailed him today to say we don't need them, what do the French use them for anyway?The price to replace or fit new prises 16A is 115 euros per prise, plus TVA. Thats 230 euros plus TVA for 2 sockets/prises we don't need! the wirung is 40 years old. Does this sound ok?[/quote]Ours are used for recharging the electrifical toothbrushes and my cordless tondeuse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 [quote user="Nick Trollope"]To be pedantic Clair (who, me?), the W/M and T/D mustn't be plugged into an ordinary socket. [/quote]It was just an example of electrical items "the French" use in bathrooms... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEO Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 [quote user="Nick Trollope"][quote user="nemltd"] Our French electician has quoted for the sockets in various rooms but interestingly also for 2 sockets in the family bathroom we did'nt ask for. I emailed him today to say we don't need them, what do the French use them for anyway?[/quote]Broadly speaking, the regs require you to have at least 1 in a SDB of over 2 SqM. To use for what? Doesn't matter, because it is part of the regs - but how about hairdryer, curling tongs, razor, rechargeable di*ldo..... [/quote]Can the rechargeable whatsit plug in to any socket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Trollope Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 [quote user="J.Rs gone native"] To be doubly pedantic (but it is a serious question Nick) dont you mean that the socket for the washing machine, in the SDB in my case, has to be on a dedicated feed from the tabeleau as I have done?Or that it has to be a special socket, (maybe one of those round pin ones) to prevent any other aplliance being used on it?Loved the dil*o comment, have you ever come across a 240v one?[/quote]Yes, what you have done is correct (although 20A sockets are available).I have yet to source a NF-marked mains-powered thingummy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Trollope Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 [quote user="lacote0_0"][quote user="Sunday Driver"]A wall mounted flush switch is acceptable provided it's placed in the correct 'zone' within the bathroom.[/quote]Above the lavatory?[/quote]Assuming the loo is in volume 3, then yes.Bearing in mind that the regs kind of ignore loos in bathrooms - it doesn't happen!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveTheLight Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 The UK regs allow switches and sockets in bathrooms outside zone 2 provided they are suitable for the environment. High levels of humidity and steam would usually mean a standard switch would not be permitted or safe. Is this also a French regulation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Guerriere Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 I'm just happier putting the lightswitch outside. It saves my brain from having to measure distances inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveTheLight Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 I agree. But I have seen sockets that would enable a telley to be balanced on the end of the bath in such a way so that one could change channels with a toe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEO Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 [quote user="SteveTheLight"]I agree. But I have seen sockets that would enable a telley to be balanced on the end of the bath in such a way so that one could change channels with a toe...[/quote]While watching soaps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Guerriere Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Aaaargh ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveTheLight Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 [quote user="LEO"]While watching soaps[/quote]or Deadliest Catch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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