Just bought a 'dual-fuel' electric element to turn my bathroom towel
radiator into a dual-fuel one, so that it can be used when the central
heating is off. Imagine my suprise when I read the following in the
instructions:

"WARNING: The BS Approved Spur socket (and towel radiator) must be
sited so it is not possible to touch either when using the sink,
shower or bath (Wiring Regulations 16th Edition)."

I can understand why the socket should be out of reach, but the
radiator? Given that the whole point of the heated towel radiator is
to have heated towels to hand in the bathroom, where the b****y h**ll
am I supposed to put it? In the dining room, the shed or maybe out on
the street?

Given that all the pipes in the bathroom are cross-bonded to earth
what difference does it make if you can touch a tap and the radiator
at the same time? If the radiator was out of reach of the sink and
there was an electrical fault which made the casing live, this would
make every rad, pipe and tap in the house live via the cross-bonding -
so whats the point, or are the instructions wrong?

Rant over.