In an earlier contribution to this discussion, Andrew May
wrote:
I am sure that it has been mentioned in this group that there is some
minimum distance electrical sockets, switches etc. can be positioned
from a kitchen sink. If so, where is this codified? Unlike the
bathroom the 17th Series Wiring Regs do not include the kitchen as a
special location so the zoning distances defined do not apply. So, is
this minimum a regulation of some sort or just best practice?

I am particularly interested in any regs that relate to pendent lights
hanging above a sink to provide task lighting where there is no under
cupboard lighting available because the sink is by a window.

Andrew

I don't know the answer to your question - but I've certainly got 13A
outlets *under* the sink for the dishwasher and waste disposal unit - and
they were installed less than a year ago under 17th Series by a
self-certifying electrician.

With regard to task lighting over the sink, ours is by a window, and we have
a boxed-in pipe from the en-suite above going across the ceiling over the
sink, and we have some "under-cabinet" lights mounted on the bottom of the
box, with a wooden (well veneered to match the kitchen units!) pelmet going
full width to hide the box and the lights and make a feature of the whole
thing.
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Cheers,
Roger
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