Can You Fit Philips Hue Lights in a Bathroom? Zones, IP44 and Who Fits Them

• Zone 0: inside the bath or shower tray. Only extra-low voltage equipment rated IPX7, with its power source outside the zones
• Zone 1: directly above the bath or tray, up to 2.25 m from the floor, or to the highest fixed shower head if that is higher. Equipment needs at least IPX4
• Zone 2: a further 0.6 m out from zone 1, to the same height, also at least IPX4
• A shower with no tray: zone 1 reaches 1.2 m out from the shower head, and there is no zone 2
• The rest of the room is outside the zones, but every circuit serving a bathroom still needs 30 mA RCD protection

• Adore bathroom recessed downlight: IP44, Class II, GU10 bulb included, 70 mm cut-out; Hue says it is rated for damp locations
• Xamento recessed spotlight: IP44, Class II, GU10 bulb included, 7.0 cm cut-out; Hue's page names the bathroom as the room it is designed for
• Centura and Milliskin, Hue's other recessed spotlights, are IP20 and listed for living rooms and bedrooms, so they are not bathroom fittings
• IP44 means protected against water splashed from any direction, which satisfies an IPX4 requirement

• Hue bulbs into bathroom fittings you already have, once the pro has checked the bulb fits and the fitting closes and seals as designed
• Battery Hue switches, such as the Dimmer Switch or Tap dial switch, fixed to a wall outside the zones
• Scenes and automations in the Hue app, such as a low light for night-time
• Fixed work outside the zones, such as a Hue fitting on a ceiling point clear of them, once the pro has measured the zones and confirmed the circuit has 30 mA RCD protection

• Regulation 12(6A) makes any addition or alteration inside the special location notifiable, such as a new light or one moved to a new spot
• Approved Document P treats replacements anywhere as not notifiable, so changing one light for another in the same place in a zone is not notifiable in law
• JACK's launch policy still sends all fixed electrical work inside the zones to a registered electrician
• A registered electrician notifies new work in the zones through their competent person scheme, so you do not have to deal with building control yourself

• A photo of the room showing the bath or shower and the lights you want to change
• The ceiling height, and the height of a fixed shower head if there is one
• The existing fittings, close up, with any IP rating printed on them
• The consumer unit with its cover closed, so the pro can see whether the bathroom circuits have RCD protection

A vetted pro prices your Hue job from the products and your photos, and the JACK app shows that fixed price before you book.

Whether the job touches your wiring matters more than how many lights there are. Fitting B22 or GU10 bulbs, setting up a Bridge and plugging in lamps, Play bars or a lightstrip is set-up work. Ceiling lights, Perifo track, wall switch modules and mains outdoor lights are electrical work on your existing circuits, priced for the isolating, connecting and testing each one needs.

Then the home itself: a heavy fitting that has to go into a joist, a high or sloping ceiling, a two-way landing that needs a module at both switches, old cable with no earth, or a long garden run for low-volt lights. On a high ceiling or a long fitting, your pro can ask another pro on JACK to help through the Pro2Pro feature. Several Hue jobs, and devices from other brands, go on one booking for one fixed price.

You buy the Hue products; JACK does not sell them. Accessories the job needs, such as a deeper back box, an in-use cover for an outdoor socket or aluminium channel for a strip, are agreed and added at cost before you book, and so is parking where it has to be paid for. Prefer to pay for time? As a guide, hourly hire is typically £45–£95 per hour for smart home work and £55–£110 per hour for electrical work, and a full-day handyman booking is a flat £350–£400 for up to 8 hours on site, which suits a whole-house Hue fit.