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Choosing bathroom lighting isn’t the easiest choice.  The first consideration is whether your lights in the bathroom need to be ‘IP’ rated or not?  That is the level of ‘Ingress Protection’.  In a bathroom the light can be subjected to water splash, steam, but it is not necessarily the case that an IP rated light is a requirement although it might be advised if the light fitting is to enjoy a long life in a steamy, highly humid atmosphere.

The bathroom area has been divided up into 'zones' or areas which are classified using the numbers 0-2.    Light fittings are then assigned an IP rating which indicates how much protection they provide against ingress of water and other particles. Each zone has a minimum IP requirement that must be met if a fitting is to be installed in this area.

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