Bathroom & Shower Area Safe Lighting Guide, Lighting Zones

Bathroom & Shower Safe Lighting Guide

This guide is designed to help you in selecting safe lighting for your bathroom, shower or sauna. In fact any area inside the home that may potentially come into contact with water. To find out more, please study the Lighting Zone Guide below.

The above information is intended as a simple guide only. We will not accept responsibility for incorrectly installed luninaires. Any final decisions about installation should be taken by a qualified electrician.

the zone system...

For the purpose of safe lighting, the bathroom or shower area is divided into ZONES. The zones are numbered according to the distance away from a source of water.

Zone 0 (IP68 submersible to 9 metres)
The ultimate in waterlight fittings. Suitable for saunas, steam rooms or to be mounted underwater (down to 9 metres)

Zone 1 (IP65 jetproof)
Should be fitted where the fitting may be subjected to a jet of water, for example from a shower handset.

Zone 2 (IP44 splashproof)
Should be fitted wherever the fitting may be splashed. Anywhere within 0.6 metres of a basin or similar water source.

Zone 3
For all other areas where jets or splashes of water will not occur.

LED Lights

		LED technology provides modern, bright, extra low voltage lighting. Advantages of LED technology include very cool running, energy efficiency and very long lamp life. The chart below shows an approximate comparison between the light outputs expected from each LED. Please note, this may vary with different colours. Rated: Zone 0