Hi There,

As a general rule of thumb imagine a standard uk kettle with an average
power lead.
The IEE distance regulation is there to stop you filling the Kettle or
toaster if inebriated with water while it is plugged into the mains. Sort of
protect people from themselves kind of thing. We have t consider the hard of
thinking.
regards
Jim
"KD" wrote in message
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Hi all,
Daft question of the day time ....
I know that there are regs regarding power sockets in bathrooms etc. but
are
there any guidelines about the proximity of power sockets near a sink.
The
reason I ask is that it appears that the builders have potentially f***ked
up yet again on the wiring of our house and that the utility room double
sockets are directly over the draining board which requires running of
power
cables to other appliances along the splashback area behind the taps. The
plans of the house show that these are in the wrong place but I just
thought
I'd check my position legally/regs wise.

Thanks for any help,
Keith

P.S. To make this on topic I'm considering a fix myself :-)