Hi all, On one of my recent property inspections, I noticed that an extractor fan was installed immediately above the shower head within a communal shower room. I'd say the fan was at max 50cm above the shower head. It looks to be an old installation (possibly during construction phase.) The water pipes sit immediately beside the right hand side of the extractor fan. Can you please advice on the laws around this? I believe this falls under Part P of the Building Regs and there is also mention in the IEE Wiring Regs. Though I believe this is not enforceable for retrospective builds. However I do have a concern surround the safety of people using the shower, due to accidental water spray or in the event of a water leak. I am unsure as to whether the fan is connected directly to the mains or whether it runs off low voltage. I would appreciate your comments and immediate recommendations, with any supported evidence or direction to relevant laws/case and so forth. Thanks in advance. Abs

Also, I believe that part P isn't retrospective, so depending on when the installation was done, this may not apply anyway.

bob, You are obviously correct with your comments in post #4. I did try to assist but no matter how good a spark / electrical engineer you get, without sight of the site then one can only make broad suggestions! ;) The 17th is a backward step in some ways, however, not long now & the 18th will be out, further progress toward european harmonisation. This will also put right some of the "errors" made in the 17th. I have not read the full draft, not enought ime I'm afraid! IMHO, it won't be long before it becomes a BS EN!