Can a fan go in Zone 1?

Bathroom Zone 1 & 2 - IPX5

Applicable to both Zone 1 or 2, a SELV fans with a rating of IPX5 or above may also be installed in these areas. For utmost safety, the transformer or power supply pack should be installed outside the bathroom area.

What is a Zone 1 fan?

Zone 1 enables the fan to be fitted in a shower enclosure or directly adjacent to the shower and therfore suitable for all bathrooms.

Can IPX5 be used in Zone 1?

Bathroom Zone 1: The area directly above zone 0, limited to a height of 2.25m above the bath or shower. Electrical items installed in this area must have an IP rating of IPX5. Items installed into zone 1 can be mains voltage, but if so must be fitted to a 30ma RCD.

What zone is a quiet bathroom fan?

Here is a general categorization of bathroom fan loudness levels: Below 0.9 Sones: Ultra-quiet bathroom fans. 1.0-2.9 Sones: Quiet bathroom fans. 3.0-5.0 Sones: Standard-noise bathroom fans.

Where is Zone 1 in a bathroom?

Zone 1 is the area above the bath or shower tray to a height of 2.25m from the floor. Any fitting used in this zone must have a minimum rating of IPx4* , which means it is protected against water spray from all directions.

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Can you have a 240v fan in Zone 1?

Yes its correct, can be installed in zone 1.

Can an extractor fan go in Zone 2?

Extractor fans installed within zone 2 must be at least IPX4. the SELV transformers and isolators fitted outside of zone 0, 1 & 2. These are classed as anywhere outside Zones 0, 1 and 2 (subject to specific limits) and where no water jet is likely to be used.

Can you have too much CFM in bathroom?

Bathroom vent fans are rated for the amount of air they can move, measured in cubic feet per minute, or CFM. Standard fan sizing applies to bathrooms that are 100 square feet or less. The rule of thumb is that you need at least 1 CFM per square foot of room area.

Can a bathroom fan be silent?

Quiet bathroom fans usually have a sone rating of 1.0 sone or less. Anything from 1.5 to 3.0 sones is considered average loudness, and anything 4.0+ is pretty loud. The absolute quietest bathroom fans that you can find on the market are rated at 0.3-sone.

What IP rating Do I Need for Zone 1?

Zone 1: A shower area, whether an enclosed shower or a bathtub with a shower nozzle, up to a height of 2.25 metres. The minimum IP rating for an appliance in this zone is IP44, meaning it must be protected against all solid objects and any splashing liquid.

Is IPX4 OK for shower?

Wireless earbuds that come with IP rating from IPX1 to IPX4 are only resistant to water drops, water sprays, and water splash. Such earbuds can survive swears, water spray, and drops of water but cannot survive water from the showerhead.

What IP rating is Zone 2?

Zone 2 is an area stretching 0.6m outside the perimeter of the bath and to a height of 2.25m from the floor. In this zone an IP rating of at least IP44 is required. In addition it is good practice to consider the area around a wash basin, within a 60cm radius of any tap to be considered as zone 2.

Do extractor fans need to be fire rated?

Specifically for your purposes, Part F1 (Ventilation) 4.37 states that ducts need to be fire-rated when passing through fire-resisting floors and walls. Presumably not when the floors are not fire-rated.

What zone can IP44 go in?

IP44 lighting is suitable for use in Zone 2 and Zone 3 (Outside Zones) - in other words, within 60cm from the edge of the bath and to a height of 2.25m from the floor. Note that inside a 60cm radius above a basin is also Zone 2 and requires fittings rated as IP44 or higher.

Can you put a 240v fan in a bathroom?

It should be IPX4, or IPX5 if it is likely to be subject to direct water jets. Does not have to be low voltage. In short, most fans sold as suitable for use in bathrooms will be suitably rated for your application. So unless your fan is meant to be used in a kitchen?, you should be fine.

Is 66db loud?

0 dB is considered the threshold of human hearing and 120-140 dB is considered the threshold of pain. That means a sound so powerful, it will make your ears hurt. 60 decibels is right in the middle of this range between no sound at all and painfully intense sound. 60 dB is the equivalent of a normal conversation level.

Is 54db loud?

Sound is measured in decibels (dB). For reference, normal breathing is about 10 dB, a whisper or rustling leaves 20 dB, and conversation at home are around 50 dB. A washing machine registers roughly at 70 dB, and a lawnmower is around 90 dB. Very loud sounds include fireworks (150 dB) or shotgun blast (170 dB).

How loud is a scone?

How loud is 1 sone? This rating is approximately equal to the sound of a refrigerator running, or a night in the quiet suburbs.

What happens if you oversize a bathroom fan?

A 20-30% stronger bathroom fan will exhaust the moist air slightly faster. Anything above that is simply wasting energy since the water can't evaporate fast enough. It will take at least half an hour for the moisture to clear. It makes no difference if the bathroom fan is 80 or 300 CFM.

How many CFM do I need for a 12x12 room?

One cfm per square foot of floor area is the average air quantity required for a room or entire building.

How do I make my bathroom fan stronger?

Vent under the floor to get outside.

Mount the fan high on the wall to better capture warm, moist air. Fabricate the duct run from rigid metal or PVC material. And install a more powerful fan to overcome natural convection and exhaust the air down and out.

Can IP44 be used in Zone 1?

Spaces directly above a shower or bath are considered “Zone 1” while those within 60cm of a water source are “Zone 2”; both require a rating of at least IPX4 (so IP44 is acceptable).

Where is Zone 3 in a bathroom?

In addition, it is good practice to consider the area around a wash basin, within a 60cm radius of any tap, to be considered as zone 2. Zone 3 is anywhere outside zones 0, 1, and 2 (subject to specific limits) and where no water jet is likely to be used.

Is an extractor fan a legal requirement bathroom UK?

In short the regulations require: UK bathrooms must be ventilated with either a window or an extractor fan. If there is only a toilet, a window alone is sufficient but in new-build bathrooms with a bath and shower, mechanical ventilation in the form of an extractor fan is required.