Bathroom Lighting - Get in the Zone!

For problem free shaving and cosmetic application, bathroom lighting should be free of shadows. The best lighting for these tasks shines directly onto your face, which is where bathroom mirror lighting pays for its keep. Forget those Hollywood mirrors surrounded by rows of incandescent bulbs, for all their glamour they were totally impractical, generating so much glare that those poor Hollywood babes couldn't see what they were doing! Today's illuminated mirrors are far more practical, and safer; choose from fluorescent tubes and halogen capsule lamps in a multitude of styles, all zone rated for safety.

Apparently, the great and the good are all installing crystal chandeliers in their bathrooms, but if that doesn't float your toy boat, what about recessed ceiling lighting? Available in a wide range of finishes and styles, you're bound to find something that will have that toy boat sailing on the crest of a wave. Thinking about safety again, after all, water and electricity isn't a match made in heaven, why not consider low voltage downlights? If you're not 100% sure about electrical safety in the bathroom, make sure you familiarise yourself with the lighting zones.

Just think about it tough; steam from the bath (and splashes if you have kids), the same from the shower, water carelessly splashed across mirrors, and anything that stands still. Mirror lighting, ceiling lights, vanity lights, all your bathroom lights, in fact, are at risk of water ingress;

hence the regulations that surround electricity in bathrooms. If ever there was a place for low voltage down lighting, it has to be the bathroom.

Electricity and water, the very thought of these poor bedfellows in close proximity is enough to make you think twice. The 17th edition of bathroom wiring regulations from The Institute of Electrical Engineers redefined the zones for electrical equipment in bathrooms. These new zones came into effect from June 30th 2008. The main point of note is that Zone 3 no longer exists.

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