Is it ok to swap a pull switch for a wall switch in the bathroom?

No it isn't OK. If the pullcord is for the lights or extractor fan then any normal switch can be wired outside the bathroom.



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It might depend where the lightswitch is! It is now allowed to install sockets in a bathroom when a certin distance from the bath.

Thanks for that Only Me, I stand corrected.

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Have a look at Taptile my son fitted some for a customer looked very impressive.

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It is ok if you fit the swich outside the bathroom. I did something simalar when doing up my bathroom as in my experience (15 years and counting) pull swiches are poorly made and last no length of time. Far better rewiring to a wall switch.

The distance is 3m, now you tell me who has a bathroom that size! BS7671 full of great options lol

thanks for the replies, I've decided to locate the switch outside the bathroom

I think the 3 meter rule was introduced to replace the special requirements when fitting a shower in a bedroom.

I still don't understand why we don't 2.25 meter high shower cubicles? To my mind when fitting in a bed room either the door wants to reach the ceiling or a item connected to ceiling or be 2.25 meters high so the bed room is not classed as a bathroom. But I found non that high or with a above door valance to make them fit the rules.

There are always odd ones out. My daughters flat had a wet room. The whole area tiled with taps hot and cold and bowls, jugs etc. But no bath, or shower. Clearly no sockets as water splashed around everywhere. But under UK rules (Did not apply as in Turkey) one could fit sockets in the room. The reverse could be considered where shower heads are provided for washing hair as in a hair dressers. Because the water is not self administered it is limited to just the special bowl used by hair dressers but under our rules 701.55 does not allow hair clippers and hair dryer on the list of permitted items and although it has been done for years can't really see how it complies with regulations. Even when they use battery driven clippers the charger is within 3 meters.

So we have to use some common sense. Just like the requirement for using RCD etc on SELV cables to door bells we know it just does not make sense and we use some common sense. Why anyone wants to turn off the lights while in the bathroom I don't know. Seems sense to mount switch outside. I suppose one could say the isolator (switch) should be visible by anyone working on the equipment (changing bulb) or able to be locked off. But surely this is just going OTT with health and safety.

Some times I just think the whole country has gone health and safety mad.

You could also look into occupancy detectors with presence detection, I have fitted a few and they work well.