{"product_id":"ip44-wall-light-with-a-pull-cord-in-brushed-chrome","title":"IP44 Wall Light with a Pull Cord in Brushed Chrome","description":"\u003cp\u003eA wall light for a bathroom: a cord switch on the fitting, for a bathroom where the wall switch is outside the door and you would rather it was not the only one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBathroom lighting is the one part of a house where getting it wrong is a safety matter rather than a taste matter, and it is sold almost entirely on photographs. Every listing here states the zone the fitting may be installed in, the IP rating with both digits explained, the colour rendering index, the lumen output and the efficacy in lumens per circuit watt. If a fitting is not suitable above a bath we say so on the page you are buying it from. If a mirror is backlit and will not light your face, we say that too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZone: zone 2 and outside the zones. Zone 2 is the 600mm band beyond zone 1 and the 600mm radius around a washbasin tap. It is not rated for zone 1, which means not directly over the bath\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIP rating: IP44. The first digit, 4, means protected against solid objects over 1mm. The second digit, 4, means protected against splashing water from any direction. It is the minimum for zone 2 and it is not enough for zone 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: varies by model, and the projection from the wall is stated on the drawing in the gallery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLight output: 620 lumens at 84 lumens per circuit watt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColour temperature: chosen above\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColour rendering: CRI 90, with R9 above 50, which is a good deal better than the eighties that this category usually offers and is enough for everything except colour matching makeup\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimming: mains dimmable, trailing edge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrical: Class 1, earthed, with a gasketed back plate. A metal bodied fitting in a bathroom is earthed and that is not negotiable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFire rating: not applicable to a wall or surface mounted fitting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandards: BS EN 60598 for luminaires, BS EN 62471 photobiological safety at the exempt group, BS EN 55015 for electromagnetic emissions, UKCA and CE marked\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 1.4 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuarantee: five years on the fitting and the LED module, two years on the driver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinish: the same triple plate with a directional brush, which hides limescale spotting far better than polished does and is the sensible choice in a hard water area\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight: 1600mm to centre if it is beside a mirror, which puts the source at face height and is the reason wall lights beat downlights at a basin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGasket: silicone at the back plate, and the wall under it needs to be flat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlass: moulded and toughened\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe fitting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe gasketed back plate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efixings for tile and plasterboard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea drilling template\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstallation instructions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInstallation\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA registered electrician. Electrical work in a room containing a bath or a shower is notifiable under Part P of the Building Regulations in England and Wales. That means it has to be done by a registered electrician or signed off by building control. Replacing a like for like fitting on an existing circuit is not notifiable. Adding a new circuit, a new socket or a new spur is. The back plate gasket needs a flat clean surface, so on a tiled wall it should sit on whole tiles rather than across a grout line where it can.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eChoosing between this and the alternatives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA pair of wall lights at face height either side of a mirror is the best lighting a bathroom can have, and it costs less than the six downlights that usually get fitted instead. The catch is that it has to be decided before the tiling, because two cables at 1600mm on a tiled wall are not a retrofit. The zones come from BS 7671, the IET Wiring Regulations. Zone 0 is inside the bath or shower tray. Zone 1 is above it to 2.25 metres. Zone 2 is the 600mm band beyond zone 1 and the 600mm radius around a basin tap. Outside those, the regulations impose no IP requirement, though a bathroom is still a bathroom and steam still rises. Every product page here states which zones the fitting is rated for.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bathe and Beam","offers":[{"title":"2700K warm white","offer_id":58023168737662,"sku":"BBM-WAL-025-27","price":99.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"3000K warm white","offer_id":58023168770430,"sku":"BBM-WAL-025-30","price":99.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"4000K neutral white","offer_id":58023168803198,"sku":"BBM-WAL-025-40","price":99.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1021\/1527\/9230\/files\/IP44_Wall_Light_with_a_Pull_Cord_in_Brushed_Chrome.jpg?v=1789239807","url":"https:\/\/batheandbeam.com\/products\/ip44-wall-light-with-a-pull-cord-in-brushed-chrome","provider":"Bathe \u0026 Beam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}