"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
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"Dave Jones" wrote in message
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Would look at having floor mains sockets instead of wall sockets
especially in the living areas to avoid have sockets half way up the
walls.

Don't they get full of crud though?

They would in our house.

And tiny bits of kids' toys?

They would have in our house.


Mary
Yep maybe, but was just thinking for fixed item locations such as tv, stereo
etc
So would keep all the cable out of site, for general use chrome skts don't
look to bad on the wall.


Just reading the wiring regs, from the on site guide: P155 (Brown)

Heights of switches and sockets

The Building Regulations require switches and sockets-outlets in dwellings
to be installed so that all persons including those whose reach is limited
can easily use them. A way of satisfying the requirements is to install
switches and sockets in habitable rooms at a height between 450mm and 1200mm
from the finished floor level. Unless the dwelling is for persons whose
reach is limited the requirements would not apply to kitchens and garages
but specifically only to rooms that visitors would normally use.

This refers to reg 553-01-06 which states
A socket-outlet on a wall shall be mounted at a height above the floor or
any working surface to minimize the risk of mechanical damage to the
socket-outlet or to an associated plug and its flexible cord which might be
caused during insertion, use or withdrawal of the plug.

Unless Part M has other regs which countermand this, to me this does not
seem enforceable as nothing in the wiring regs specifying any height.

And having a socket between 450mm and 1200mm off the floor so you can trip
on and damage the cord when its in use would be against the regs!

Dave