Safely install electricity in the shower

.... I love brightness and would like to have a lamp above the shower. It is clear and sensible that electricity and water must be separated. My plan is to equip the electrical system - including the LED light bulb - with a cover made of acrylic glass, so that even if someone were to direct the shower spray upwards, no contact could reliably occur. Does anyone know where I can read the regulations or how I can find out exactly what is actually prohibited?

Hi, in the shower area only the low-voltage LEDs (I believe they are 12V) are allowed. Everything else would really be too risky for me....

Best regards,

Andreas

Everything else would really be too risky for me....

understood. In the shower area. okay. If there is a wall in between, it would be safe and permitted. My plexiglass box would be just as watertight as a wall. For me, it would not be too risky in terms of safety. But I am concerned about things like insurance and regulations, so I would like to have a source where it is written down in black and white.

You are a craftsman, okay. And if you are sure you are doing everything right, do it? But: mistakes in this area can be deadly! Spend money here and have an electrician do it who stands behind it with his signature. The ratio of the small amount to high safety would be worth it to me.

Everything over 225cm is in protection zone 3 and relatively uncomplicated, right? I would still use a luminaire with IP X4/5 there, I don’t consider a plexiglass box crucial, but it would further mitigate the issue.

Throughout the whole house, we have installed GU10 LEDs (almost everywhere). I would like to continue that. Therefore, an IP X4/5 light is not the way to go.

For me, it is a question of the solidity of the housing surrounding the electricity. You can also install lights in bathtubs. So it should be possible above a shower area as well.

But maybe I'll rethink and use such LED light strips for outside (12 or 24 watts).