Greetings!
I feel like I’m asking an absolute beginner question here, but: Is it possible to connect illuminated bathroom mirrors to an existing wall outlet so that I can control the bathroom mirror with the bathroom light switch?
I have a wall outlet here (similar to a ceiling outlet for lighting, with live/neutral wires and grounding). The bathroom mirror I actually intended to install came with a power plug for connection to a socket. This means I would only be able to switch the lighting on the mirror itself. That’s not what I was looking for.
Unfortunately, I rarely find information online about how to connect these illuminated mirrors, and I’m wondering if the wall outlet in this form is only intended for a separate light fixture, or if I need to modify the three-wire wall outlet in some way to achieve my goal.
In the past, I have always used mirrors without lighting...
I feel like I’m asking an absolute beginner question here, but: Is it possible to connect illuminated bathroom mirrors to an existing wall outlet so that I can control the bathroom mirror with the bathroom light switch?
I have a wall outlet here (similar to a ceiling outlet for lighting, with live/neutral wires and grounding). The bathroom mirror I actually intended to install came with a power plug for connection to a socket. This means I would only be able to switch the lighting on the mirror itself. That’s not what I was looking for.
Unfortunately, I rarely find information online about how to connect these illuminated mirrors, and I’m wondering if the wall outlet in this form is only intended for a separate light fixture, or if I need to modify the three-wire wall outlet in some way to achieve my goal.
In the past, I have always used mirrors without lighting...
untergasse4321 Mar 2021 13:33Myrna_Loy schrieb:
He connected the bathroom cabinet with lighting exactly as described above. Also, for the ceiling light, he did not install a fixture rated for damp locations. After showering, when touching the wet tiles, you would get an electric shock.
The cabinet was then installed by a professional company. However, there were many more issues than just a “missing” heat shrink tube in the junction box. The fact is, a residual current device (RCD) is mandatory. If this and all other regulations and standards are followed, you definitely will not get a shock from a damp wall.
Bathrooms are not considered wet rooms according to VDE standards.
In commercial buildings, the situation is somewhat different, and if the wall conducted leakage current while damp, this definitely would not have happened with a residual current device (RCD).
There was dangerous amateurish work done.
In commercial buildings, the situation is somewhat different, and if the wall conducted leakage current while damp, this definitely would not have happened with a residual current device (RCD).
There was dangerous amateurish work done.
bauenmk202021 Mar 2021 20:48If there is an RCD (residual current device) installed in the meter cabinet, can it be assumed that all circuits are protected?
untergasse4321 Mar 2021 21:48Bathrooms do not necessarily require their own dedicated RCD (residual current device), but they must be protected by one. In principle, you should have significantly more than just one RCD in your distribution board, unless your house is already several decades old.