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Bathrooms and showers rooms are areas of high risk, because of the very low resistance of the human body when wet or immersed in water.<br>Precaution to be taken are therefore correspondingly rigorous, and the regulations are more severe than those for most other locations.<br>The relevant standard is IEC 60364-7-701. | Bathrooms and showers rooms are areas of high risk, because of the very low resistance of the human body when wet or immersed in water.<br>Precaution to be taken are therefore correspondingly rigorous, and the regulations are more severe than those for most other locations.<br>The relevant standard is IEC 60364-7-701. | ||
Precautions to observe are based on three aspects: | Precautions to observe are based on three aspects: | ||
*The definition of zones, numbered 0,1, 2, 3 in which the placement (or exclusion) of any electrical device is strictly limited or forbidden and, where permitted, the electrical and mechanical protection is prescribed | *The definition of zones, numbered 0,1, 2, 3 in which the placement (or exclusion) of any electrical device is strictly limited or forbidden and, where permitted, the electrical and mechanical protection is prescribed | ||
*The establishment of an equipotential bond between all exposed and extraneous metal parts in the zones concerned | *The establishment of an equipotential bond between all exposed and extraneous metal parts in the zones concerned | ||
*The strict adherence to the requirements prescribed for each particular zones, as tabled in clause 3 | *The strict adherence to the requirements prescribed for each particular zones, as tabled in clause 3 | ||
==== Classification of zones ==== | ==== Classification of zones ==== | ||
Sub-clause 701.32 of IEC 60364-7-701 defines the zones 0, 1, 2, 3 as shown in the following diagrams (see '''Fig. Q12 ''') | Sub-clause 701.32 of IEC 60364-7-701 defines the zones 0, 1, 2, 3 as shown in the following diagrams (see '''Fig. Q12 ''') | ||
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<br>[[Image:Fig Qn12.jpg|left]] <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>'''''Fig. Q12:'''''<i>Zones 0, 1, 2 and 3 in proximity to a bath-tub</i> | |||
Revision as of 03:40, 22 February 2010
Bathrooms and showers rooms are areas of high risk, because of the very low resistance of the human body when wet or immersed in water.
Precaution to be taken are therefore correspondingly rigorous, and the regulations are more severe than those for most other locations.
The relevant standard is IEC 60364-7-701.
Precautions to observe are based on three aspects:
- The definition of zones, numbered 0,1, 2, 3 in which the placement (or exclusion) of any electrical device is strictly limited or forbidden and, where permitted, the electrical and mechanical protection is prescribed
- The establishment of an equipotential bond between all exposed and extraneous metal parts in the zones concerned
- The strict adherence to the requirements prescribed for each particular zones, as tabled in clause 3
Classification of zones
Sub-clause 701.32 of IEC 60364-7-701 defines the zones 0, 1, 2, 3 as shown in the following diagrams (see Fig. Q12 )
Fig. Q12:Zones 0, 1, 2 and 3 in proximity to a bath-tub
