On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 18:43:55 -0000, "ARWadsworth"
wrote:

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Is there no specification of a minimum distance from a sink or
draining board, and a minimum gap above the work surface?

There is no minimum distance given in the regs regarding the distance from
the sink/drainer. There are good practice guides that recommend that there
should be a 30cm distance between sockets and the sink/drainer.

There are rules regarding the height of a socket above a worktop. But that
is to prevent the cable on a plug from being strained because the socket is
too close to the worktop. So not relevant to a switch.



Many thanks - always nice to get an informative answer from someone who knows
rather than a straight "no" from a ****wit - which may or may not even be
correct - as some would respond.