Welcome to this Q&A with the EAC today's question relates to bathroom fans and is as follows
is a local isolator necessary for a bathroom fan on a new build does it make a difference
if the bathroom has a window to answer this for us we're going to head over to gary parker technical
manager from the ECA. Hey Joe nice to see you again, bathroom fan isolators always an interesting
question BS7671 does not specifically stipulate that you must fit an isolator for a bathroom fan
however there are several regulations and other guides that you can consider regulation 464.1
requires isolation where mechanical maintenance may involve risk of an injury with some additional
details given in regulation group 537.3.2 some manufacturer's instructions will often require
a means of isolation for a fan as well as other guidance documents such as a thing called the
domestic ventilation compliance guide therefore fitting a fan isolator with appropriate protection
will meet all the requirements and all the guidance thanks for covering that for us
Gary much appreciated if you've got any pressing technical questions then please comment below or
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