{"product_id":"recessed-illuminated-mirror-cabinet-in-brushed-chrome","title":"Recessed Illuminated Mirror Cabinet in Brushed Chrome","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn illuminated mirror cabinet: built into the stud wall so the door sits flush with the tiles, which needs a 105mm cavity and a decision before the plasterboard goes up.\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: chosen above. Depth 105mm, and the recessed version needs a 105mm cavity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLight output: 1450 lumens from the front lighting at 82 lumens per circuit watt, which is 320 lux at the face from 400mm and is the figure that matters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColour temperature: 4000K neutral white on the front lighting as standard, which is the right temperature for a face, with a tunable option on some models\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColour rendering: CRI 95, measured, with R9 above 60. R9 is the deep red value and it is the one that decides whether skin looks like skin. Most bathroom fittings quote a CRI in the eighties and do not quote R9 at all, which is how you end up shaving by a light that makes you look ill\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimming: not dimmable as standard. A mirror light that dims is a mirror light somebody has left on 20 per cent and then complained about\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrical: Class 2, double insulated, hard wired to a fused spur. Not supplied with a plug, because a plug in a bathroom is not lawful\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFire rating: not applicable to a wall or surface mounted fitting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandards: BS EN 60598-2-1, BS EN 1036 for the silvered glass, and BS EN 12150 for the toughened substrate. Every mirror is safety backed so it holds together if it is broken\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 32.6 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\u003eDemister pad: not fitted on this model\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarcass: aluminium, not MDF. An MDF bathroom cabinet swells at the bottom edge within five years and there is no repairing it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMirror: 4mm silvered float glass, safety backed to BS EN 1036\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMounting: recessed into a stud wall, template supplied\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe cabinet, assembled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe French cleat or the recessing frame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efixings for masonry and for stud\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea paper drilling template\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe electrical connection block and gland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstallation instructions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInstallation\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA registered electrician for the connection, and two people for the lift. 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 cabinet hangs on a French cleat, which means you level one batten rather than four screws, and the recessed version needs its frame in before the plasterboard, so it is a decision made early or not at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eChoosing between this and the alternatives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe question that decides this purchase is where the light is. Front lit means a lit panel each side of the mirror at face height, and it is the only arrangement that lights a face evenly with no shadow under the eyes and the chin. A backlit mirror throws its light at the wall behind it and returns a halo. It is beautiful and it does not light your face. If this mirror is the only light source at your basin, choose a front lit one instead, or add a light above. Everything on this page is front lit, and where a model also has a backlight it is on a separate switch and described as ambient rather than as task light.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bathe and Beam","offers":[{"title":"800mm and two doors","offer_id":58023124304254,"sku":"BBM-IMC-016-C80","price":1549.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"1000mm and three doors","offer_id":58023124337022,"sku":"BBM-IMC-016-C100","price":1849.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"1200mm and three doors","offer_id":58023124369790,"sku":"BBM-IMC-016-C120","price":2149.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1021\/1527\/9230\/files\/Recessed_Illuminated_Mirror_Cabinet_in_Brushed_Chrome.jpg?v=1789239869","url":"https:\/\/batheandbeam.com\/products\/recessed-illuminated-mirror-cabinet-in-brushed-chrome","provider":"Bathe \u0026 Beam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}