Ventilation system local isolation switch location

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Hi all

In middle of doing a renovation.

The electrician with the ok from architect have allowed local isolation switches for ventilation system to go in the ceiling.

2.4m high or so seems a difficult height to isolate something. No pull cord just regular switches.

Is there any RECI code or similar for this?

Thanks

kirk.

What is it you're isolating ?

Isolation switches for ventilation fans would be fitted somewhere in the vicinity of the fan for maintenance.

10-10-20

So a double-pole isolator physically installed into the ceiling and not on a wall, right? Never seen that outside of commercial.

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https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121340018#Comment_121340018

It's a stand alone heat exchanger mounted at vent on wall to outside.

I think electrician forgot to wire before we slabbed and skimmed it and ceiling mounted it to save hassle.

It looks horrible and is pretty stupid in terms of use. There's 5 in total.

The other 3 are in bathrooms and mounted at circa 2m and easy to reach.

10-10-20

What the actual hell? That's pure madness. How he thought that was acceptable, I dunno.

Is it against regs... I dunno, but it's against logic and sanity anyhow.

meercat

Totally against regulations

an isolator should be mounted between 400-1200mm(within 2m of appliance)

kirk.

I just noticed the op said "stand-alone" units

Not familiar with them but how is the system being controlled ? Surely not turning isolators on and off

dbas

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121341822#Comment_121341822

Yes it is against regulations

Tgd part M switches and sockets/control devices and IS 10101 as meercat had said

embracingLife

This isolation switch on the ceiling for ventilation fans is very common in apartment blocks built during the boom years and recently too. Do any of you get out much?

10-10-20

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121394226#Comment_121394226

Might be common in the past, but it doesn't make it any more acceptable,

dbas

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121396701#Comment_121396701

That isolator outside a part M toilet makes my head spin.

embracingLife

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121396701#Comment_121396701

Clearly this electrician is still installing it in this way. Lots of electricians nowadays aren't following the regs by the book and are signing it off. I've seen similar several times but they're doing the work and signing the certs. There's no oversight and nothing happens.