Aurora Lighting Trade 2020 Brochure

Bathroom Zoning Explained

When lighting a bathroom there are multiple areas that require attention which are based on industry regulations. There are three zones within a bathroom and for each zone the correct fitting should be installed. Please see below diagram for reference.

Zone 0

This would be an area which can hold water, a shower or bath. The products which go inside this zone requires to be low voltage (12V max) and rated IP68.

Zone 1

Zone 1

Zone 2

Is the area above a bath or shower up to 2.25 metres and requires at minimum an IP rating of IP65 for potential splash.

Zone 2

Zone 0

IP44 rated minimum for lighting unless cleaning the bathroom requires a water jet. (When IP65 would be required).

Information

Ingress Protection (IP) is a value given to products that have particular protection against dust and/or moisture. The IP number is split, the fi rst digit represents the level of protection against dust particles while the second digit represents the protection against moisture. For example IP00 has no protection against dust or moisture whilst a product with IP68 is dust tight and submersible up to 2m. IP Rating Explained

Solid Object

Moisture

Protected against solid object greater than 50mm, like a hand Protected against solid object great than 12.5mm, like a fi nger

Protected against vertical water droplets, limited ingress protection

1

1

Protected against vertical water droplets with enclosure tilted 15 degrees, limited ingress protection Protected against water sprays up to 60 degrees vertical, limited ingress protection Protected against water splash from all directions, limited ingress protection Protected against powerful jets of water, limited ingress protection Watertight protection against effects of immersion up to 1m for 30 minutes Watertight protection against effects of immersion under pressure and for long periods Watertight protection against powerful jets and vapour at high temperatures Protected against jets of water, limited ingress protection

2

2

Protected against solid object greater than 2.5mm, like a screwdriver

3

3

Protected against solid object greater than 1mm, like a wire

4

4

5

Dust protected with limited ingress of dust permitted

5

6

6

Dust tight with no ingress of dust

7

8

IP 6 5 Ingress protection

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