KevSyd
07-08-2020, 07:00 AM
Hello All
I will introduce myself as Kevin as I believe this is my first post.
I signed up to this forum a couple of years ago when I first ventured into Discus although I never posted anything.
Long story short, after 20+ years of having tanks dotted all over the house, my better half has finally agreed to let me turn our outside store into a small fish room. I say small as its only 8ft x 6ft and 7ft tall.
It is brick built double skin, with a concrete slab roof and is currently an empty shell of a room, I have decided how i'm gong to insulate, plumb, vent and heat the room, I am even fitting a floor drain as the raised foundation lends itself nicely to such an install.
My concerns are the electrics, I intend to have them all surface mounted and running in conduit to the sockets. but will the sockets themselves be an issue with humidity? (I am in the UK Btw)
I wondered about using weatherproof sockets as these will help protect from splashes, although I do keep all my aquariums covered and have learned to be careful over the years.
The ring main supplying the fish room is protected by a 30ma RCD at the consumer unit, is this enough or should I use RCD protected sockets as well?
I intend to line all the walls and ceiling with the pvc hygienic wall cladding that's commonly used in commercial kitchens to keep it water resistant and wipe clean. for ventilation I have a 9" x 6" wall vent at each end of the room and plan to run a wall mounted fan to keep the air circulating, as for heating my intention is to heat the room with tube heaters to take the load off the tank heaters (for such a small space this should work out more cost effective)
Until the whole thing is up and running though I have no idea how much humidity I will be dealing with and with pvc walls not absorbing any moisture the last thing I want is condensation dripping onto the outlets.
I guess what I am hoping for is for some of you guys with fish rooms to share your experiences and advice, Would you use weatherproof sockets? add an extractor? or do you think what I am planning will work out ok?
Thanks in advance.
I will introduce myself as Kevin as I believe this is my first post.
I signed up to this forum a couple of years ago when I first ventured into Discus although I never posted anything.
Long story short, after 20+ years of having tanks dotted all over the house, my better half has finally agreed to let me turn our outside store into a small fish room. I say small as its only 8ft x 6ft and 7ft tall.
It is brick built double skin, with a concrete slab roof and is currently an empty shell of a room, I have decided how i'm gong to insulate, plumb, vent and heat the room, I am even fitting a floor drain as the raised foundation lends itself nicely to such an install.
My concerns are the electrics, I intend to have them all surface mounted and running in conduit to the sockets. but will the sockets themselves be an issue with humidity? (I am in the UK Btw)
I wondered about using weatherproof sockets as these will help protect from splashes, although I do keep all my aquariums covered and have learned to be careful over the years.
The ring main supplying the fish room is protected by a 30ma RCD at the consumer unit, is this enough or should I use RCD protected sockets as well?
I intend to line all the walls and ceiling with the pvc hygienic wall cladding that's commonly used in commercial kitchens to keep it water resistant and wipe clean. for ventilation I have a 9" x 6" wall vent at each end of the room and plan to run a wall mounted fan to keep the air circulating, as for heating my intention is to heat the room with tube heaters to take the load off the tank heaters (for such a small space this should work out more cost effective)
Until the whole thing is up and running though I have no idea how much humidity I will be dealing with and with pvc walls not absorbing any moisture the last thing I want is condensation dripping onto the outlets.
I guess what I am hoping for is for some of you guys with fish rooms to share your experiences and advice, Would you use weatherproof sockets? add an extractor? or do you think what I am planning will work out ok?
Thanks in advance.