Installing a Bathroom Heater

There are plenty of different heaters that can behas its own cord switch as well, so that you can
installed in the bathroom. Perhaps the mostswitch it on and off in the bathroom. You'll
common is the reflector heater that consists of aprobably then have to extend a cable from the
rod element that glows while it's in use. Despite itsswitched fused connection unit to a flex outlet
wire guard, it's not difficult to touch the element inplate mounted close to the heater so that the
this type of heater so it must be fixed high up onheater's flex can be connected directly to the
a wall away from the bath or shower. Mountingcircuit. Alternatively, if the heater is not fitted with
the heater is a simple matter of drilling anda length of flex, you'll have to run a cable directly
plugging the wall before fixing it in place.into the heater. If your heater does not have its
To obtain power you'll have to run a spur fromown cord switch and you want to be able to
the nearest socket outlet to a switched fusedcontrol it from within the bathroom then you'll
connection unit. This incorporates the requiredhave to run the cable from the connection unit up
double-pole switch to isolate the heaterinto the ceiling void and connect it to a
completely when it's switched off. You'll find itcord-operated switch.
more convenient if the model of heater you install