"The Natural Philosopher" wrote
| But it still needs power. It would often cost more than that to get
power
| to it.
| By law it must be no further than 35m form the house. You have to dig a
| trench for the drain anyway, the armoured cable goes in it as well. No
| modern house would be allowed a toilet without electricity for a fan.
| So where is this extreme expense coming from?
| AT MOST it would cost about 150 quid for a bit of cable.

That assumes the house has electricity to start with. Gas lighting still
AFAIK satisfies B Regs for a fixed lighting installation, which must be
provided in dwellings.

Owain