Bathroom latch

[AidanOrton]

Hi

Newbie here, so please be gentle.

I'm in the middle of a bathroom refit and I dislike having pull cords, but the problem with light switches outside the room is someone can switch the light off when you're in the shower with the door locked.

I have an idea that if I have a normal external light switch and a micro switch on the door I could latch the light on until the door is open.

In an ideal world, with the door open the external switch would behave as normal and with the door closed its state would be latched until the door is open.

A latching relay feels the way to go, but if anyone could offer advice or knowledge of any regulations preventing this, it'd be appreciated.

Thanks,

Aidan

[dewaltdisney]

Buy a movement detector bulb, about a fiver.

DWD

[Someone-Else]

Seems an odd thing to do, but if you want to, that would be up to you, providing everything is suitably protected. You could of course have a normal switch, provided it is more than 60cm from the edge of the bath, and the circuit is RCD protected.

[OnlyMe]

Hi

Newbie here, so please be gentle.

I'm in the middle of a bathroom refit and I dislike having pull cords, but the problem with light switches outside the room is someone can switch the light off when you're in the shower with the door locked.

So? Either break their fingers or put the lightswitch on the inside.

[AidanOrton]

Hmm, shame not to have a solution to the idea raised, but some interesting feedback.

Despite being a decent sized bathroom, there's not zone 3 space around the door for a normal light switch and I don't fancy flapping my arms around from the bath\shower to get the lights back on, but passive \ low voltage switches in zone 2 seem to be an option, so I'll investigate those.

Thanks.

[dewaltdisney]

Well for a fiver it is worth a go, my porch light is very sensitive to any movement and in a bathroom, there is detectable movement, unless you have a shower curtain. You could maybe go a step further and look at a smart LED bulb that you can control with your phone or Alexa. Have a look at this one from Argos https://www.argos.co.uk/product/1931738 ... R=plp:9:36

DWD

[Someone-Else]

there's not zone 3 space around the door for a normal light switch

There is no zone 3, that is why I said as I did. Zone 3 went with the 17th edition

[AidanOrton]

there's not zone 3 space around the door for a normal light switch

There is no zone 3, that is why I said as I did. Zone 3 went with the 17th edition

Sigh, pedant award goes to.. Anything outside zone 2, not in a zone, safety zone, non-wet area, call it what you will.

[OnlyMe]

Sigh, pedant award goes to.. Anything outside zone 2, not in a zone, safety zone, non-wet area, call it what you will.

So you mean it's a tiny bathroom then?

[AidanOrton]

Sigh, pedant award goes to.. Anything outside zone 2, not in a zone, safety zone, non-wet area, call it what you will.

So you mean it's a tiny bathroom then?

2.25m x 3m, tiny?