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Does a towel rail and underfloor heating need local isolation?

Published: 8 March 2022 Category: News

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Does a towel rail and underfloor heating need local isolation?

Question:

Does an electrical heated towel rail in a bathroom need local isolation?
Can a switched fused spur feeding the towel rail be place outside the bathroom in a cupboard in the hallway not local to the towel rail if isolation is needed?

Also, does electrical underfloor heating in a bathroom need local isolation?
Can a switched fused spur feeding the electrical underfloor heating be placed outside the bathroom in a cupboard in the hallway not local to the electrical underfloor heating if isolation is needed?

Is there a maximum distance for local isolation?

 

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