Can a socket be installed in a bathroom per IEC?

No in zones 0–1 (701.512.3); zone 2 — allowed with 30 mA RCD/SELV, ≥ 0.6 m from zone 1.

What IP for a shower luminaire?

Zone 0 — IPX7; zone 1 — IPX4 (701.512.2).

IEC 60364-7-701 Rooms with baths and showers — translation

Clause-by-clause translation of IEC 60364-7-701: zones 0–3, 30 mA RCD, IPX4/IPX7, socket restrictions, supplementary bonding.

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Document

Document	IEC 60364-7-701 Rooms with baths and showers
Edition	2006 (в ред. 2021)
Status	Current (IEC 60364-7-701)
Issued by	IEC
Applies to	Rooms with baths and showers: zones 0–3

Document structure

№	Chapter / section
701.30	Zones
701.40–701.45	Shock protection
701.512–701.517	Equipment selection and installation

IEC 60364-4-41 Protection against electric shock IEC 60364-5-52 Wiring systems IEC 60364-5-53 Switchgear and surge protection IEC 60364-7-701 Rooms with baths and showers IEC 60364-4-43 Overcurrent protection IEC 60364-6 Verification of installations IEC 62305 Lightning protection (parts 1–4)IEC 60364-7-710 Medical locations IEC 60364-5-54 Earthing and protective conductors IEC 60364-7-702 Pools and fountains BS 7671 UK Wiring Regulations AS/NZS 3000 Wiring Rules (Australia/NZ)

Zones (701.30)

Zone 0 — inside the bath/shower tray; zone 1 — above the bath to 2.25 m; zone 2 — 0.6 m around zone 1 (and basins); zone 3 — 2.4 m around zone 2 (where defined).

Shock protection (701.40–701.45)

701.41 All bathroom circuits: 30 mA RCD (or SELV).

701.41.1 Zones 0–1: SELV only, IPX7 (zone 0) / IPX4 (zone 1).

701.415 Supplementary bonding of all exposed and extraneous parts.

Equipment (701.512–701.517)

701.512.2 IP: zone 0 — IPX7; zone 1 — IPX4; zone 2 — IPX4; zone 3 — IPX1.

701.512.3 Sockets: forbidden in zones 0–1; zone 2 — allowed ≥ 0.6 m from zone 1 on 30 mA RCD/SELV.

701.55 Luminaires class II or SELV in zone 1.

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