sauna lights

[PIP IOM]

Hi

Went to a job today:- sauna been dismantled and refitted in another part of house (was never used in original position)

There are 2 X IP65 12v brass shower light halogens fitted in the ceiling app 1.9m high. (are these fittings compliant with sauna regs can't determine from reading OSG and BRB)

From my take on the regs they are in zone 2 even if the sauna unit is fitted directly below (above 1m etc)

my job will be to fit the sauna C/W RCBO (swedish job app 10 yrs old manufacturer says OK for 17th part P etc) just dont want to leave these lights in situ if they are a no no

 

[Apache]

1st Digit protection from solid objects

0 no protection

1 protection against solid objects with diameter greater than 50mm

2 protection against solid objects with diameter greater then 12mm

3 protection against solid objects with diameter greater than 2.5mm

4 protection against solid objects with diameter greater than 1mm

5 dust protected

6 dust tight

2nd Digit protection from moisture

0 no protection

1 protection from dripping water

2 protection from dripping water when tilted upto 15 degrees

3 protection from spraying water (rain)

4 protection from splashing water

5 protection from water jets

6 protection from heavy seas

7 protection from immersion in water

8 protection from continuous submersion in water

Would seem suitable to me

 

[kme]

Haven`t got books to hand - tho. sec. 6.blah (3)?? is saunas - I thought they specified the IP rating for the zones???? 16th certainly used to.

 

[PIP IOM]

tried regs but can't find the IPX??? conversion to IP65 etc etc

Just googled and IP68 lights are for sale for saunas

 

[Subneural]

I did a sauna a while back and it had a metal fitting about 2 ft above the heater unit on the same wall. Checked the BRB and came to the conclusion I couldn't use it. Tried wholesalers for suitable fittings and due to extortionate prices I ended up fitting bulkhead lights under the seats.

 

[loonytoon]

Surely if they are 12v LV Lights, they would be connected to a selv transformer and therefore would not need to be IP rated?

 

[PIP IOM]

I'm more concerned about what state they'll end up in ,physically after about 2 weeks of sauna use. Who knows maybe I'm just worrying about nothing.

They are 12v so no shock risk