Electric connection for Japanese style bidet toilet

thenumber3

This may be more for an electric forum, but it might be in line with requirements for an electric shower.

Considering getting a Japanese style toilet bidet as per the following. This Gerberit model is to UK standards.

Anyone install something similar? Wondering how you get around electric socket restrictions in bathrooms. Thanks.

https://www.bathroomsuppliesonline.com/geberit-aquaclean-4000-toilet-seat/

Cerco

Interesting piece of kit to enhance your bathroom. You will need an electrician to install this in a bathroom. No need to worry about any future shortage of toilet rolls either ��

astrofool

isolation switch outside the bathroom, the wall hung frame also has a path for the electric cable to follow (depending on model), the electric connection comes with the seat and is IPX certified, it can go into the bottom of the ceramic pan, or via an isolation switch, look up a few installation videos to get a good idea. https://tooaleta.co.uk/electric-bidets-about

The seat also needs a water supply, and you may need a pump to supply the right pressure if you don't already have one (1 bar is usually the minimum, Irish unpumped first floor is usually about 0.3bar by gravity.

thenumber3

astrofool wrote: »

isolation switch outside the bathroom, the wall hung frame also has a path for the electric cable to follow (depending on model), the electric connection comes with the seat and is IPX certified, it can go into the bottom of the ceramic pan, or via an isolation switch, look up a few installation videos to get a good idea. https://tooaleta.co.uk/electric-bidets-about

The seat also needs a water supply, and you may need a pump to supply the right pressure if you don't already have one (1 bar is usually the minimum, Irish unpumped first floor is usually about 0.3bar by gravity.

Thanks very much! Will investigate options on that basis.

meercat

astrofool wrote: »

isolation switch outside the bathroom, the wall hung frame also has a path for the electric cable to follow (depending on model), the electric connection comes with the seat and is IPX certified, it can go into the bottom of the ceramic pan, or via an isolation switch, look up a few installation videos to get a good idea. https://tooaleta.co.uk/electric-bidets-about

The seat also needs a water supply, and you may need a pump to supply the right pressure if you don't already have one (1 bar is usually the minimum, Irish unpumped first floor is usually about 0.3bar by gravity.

Yeah. Isolation switch outside bathroom but also requires separate rcd protection so a new circuit back to distribution board.

listermint

I don't believe the isolation have to be outside the bathroom. Just outside specific zones i.e minimum 60cm from areas. Outside might be just done thing but I think the regs are not explicitly outside the room.

meercat

listermint wrote: »

I don't believe the isolation have to be outside the bathroom. Just outside specific zones i.e minimum 60cm from areas. Outside might be just done thing but I think the regs are not explicitly outside the room.

Wall mounted switches are not permitted in any zones (except selv)
Zones extend to 3mts from shower/bath.
There’s not many bathrooms this size that permit a wall switch.

listermint

meercat wrote: »

Wall mounted switches are not permitted in any zones (except selv)
Zones extend to 3mts from shower/bath.
There’s not many bathrooms this size that permit a wall switch.

Would that apply to height and diagonals. The reason I ask is you see plenty of isolators in hotels bars pubs etc across the country higher up on the wall for service access but not necessarily far removed from a zone.

meercat

listermint wrote: »

Would that apply to height and diagonals. The reason I ask is you see plenty of isolators in hotels bars pubs etc across the country higher up on the wall for service access but not necessarily far removed from a zone.

Not specifically bathrooms/shower rooms in domestic domestic installations.

thenumber3

Hello. I’m the OP and never got round to progressing with this. It’s back on my mind again and wondering if anyone has had experience in installing one in the intervening years. Thanks.

meercat

Reminds me of this (i probably posted at the time)

totally against regulations