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Towel Rail

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Hi
With the IP rating on the towel rail, does the IPX4 type marking need to be fixed as in a decal on the unit or is a SDOC separate ok
Normally I see them on wholesaler purchased items but with all sorts of stuff turning up from clients these theories seem to gave gone
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If installing and/or certifying PEW, it's up to you what you accept as evidence of compliance.
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Thanks for that, got the paperwork was just unsure as to whether the rail actually required a label
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I'm pretty sure that every appliance must have a label stating the rated voltage and power consumption at minimum. It should also have markings for any other rating that are applicable, like double insulation, or IP rating.
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ESR 23 includes a requirement that the voltage be "appropriately and adequately" marked; else it's electrically unsafe.
Anything else would be covered by relevant product standard.

Point being it's not our job to check this stuff.
If it's a DMRA, then there will be an SDoC that states what Standard(s) it complies with, and most of those Standards are listed in Schedule 4.
As installers / certifiers, we don't even have to sight the SDoC.
But if we do, we are entitled to rely on it.

So while I would expect IP ratng to be in the appliance, I wouldn't refuse to install if it was only on the paperwork.
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AlecK wrote:
Mon Jul 27, 2020 5:45 pm
ESR 23 includes a requirement that the voltage be "appropriately and adequately" marked; else it's electrically unsafe.
Anything else would be covered by relevant product standard.

Point being it's not our job to check this stuff.
If it's a DMRA, then there will be an SDoC that states what Standard(s) it complies with, and most of those Standards are listed in Schedule 4.
As installers / certifiers, we don't even have to sight the SDoC.
But if we do, we are entitled to rely on it.

So while I would expect IP ratng to be in the appliance, I wouldn't refuse to install if it was only on the paperwork.
Your right about the ip rating, but if you install somethi g that is deemed to be unsafe, you are liable for it, SDOC or no SDOC.
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Re: Towel Rail

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If the item has an SDoC, we can rely on the SDoC [ESR 83(3A)]
An SDoC must include what Standard(s) the product complies with.
If it turns out that it doesn't comply - IP rating, labelling, or anything else - that's not a problem for us as long as we're acting "in good faith".
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