On Sun, 09 May 2004 23:10:38 GMT,
(Lurch) wrote:

On Sun, 09 May 2004 23:37:18 +0100, in uk.d-i-y Tim Nicholson
strung together this:

The electricians who tested/certified the wiring in our new kitchen
last year reckoned that if you could flick the switch on a socket with
one hand whilst your other hand was in the sink, the socket was
probably too close!

They did, however, sign off on the sockets I'd installed which were
about 20" from the sink. I don't have the regs to hand tho - so can't
confirm your 30cm thought...

The regs, or the NICEIC, can't remember which. I think the regs are a
bit vague on this subject but the NICEIC reccomend 300mm.
If you can reach a socket with one hand and the sink with your other
then that would acount for most sockets in most kitchens. I think you
need to find a better electrician with more common sense.

He had his tongue very firmly planted in his cheek when he said
it.....

Tim