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Can anyone remind me of the URL for the picture
of a double socket outlet in a shower? Thanks. -- Andrew Gabriel [email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup] |
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Thinking of fitting one, its great really livens up the whole showering
experience :-) Sam "Andrew Gabriel" wrote in message ... Can anyone remind me of the URL for the picture of a double socket outlet in a shower? Thanks. -- Andrew Gabriel [email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup] |
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Andrew Gabriel wrote:
Can anyone remind me of the URL for the picture of a double socket outlet in a shower? Thanks. http://www.sda.co.uk/images/shower.jpg HTH David |
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That's got to be in a showroom or something .......right
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405 TD Estate wrote:
That's got to be in a showroom or something .......right You'd think so, but no: http://tinyurl.com/2tt2vv |
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Lobster wrote: Can anyone remind me of the URL for the picture of a double socket outlet in a shower? Thanks. http://www.sda.co.uk/images/shower.jpg HTH David Ah - ideal for a foot spa? -- *Wrinkled was not one of the things I wanted to be when I grew up Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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On a more serious note I need to put a shaving socket in the bathroom
- I assume this is just a straight 240v supply to the socket? |
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405 TD Estate wrote:
On a more serious note I need to put a shaving socket in the bathroom - I assume this is just a straight 240v supply to the socket? Yes, but the socket itself contains an isolation transformer. |
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On 18 May, 12:36, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
405 TD Estate wrote: On a more serious note I need to put a shaving socket in the bathroom - I assume this is just a straight 240v supply to the socket? Yes, but the socket itself contains an isolation transformer. Aah OK So that limits potential current right... yet voltage is still at 240. I have read in several places that it takes only a few milliamps to kill you and it is the voltage which is required to start using your body as a short so how is this safer? It's a question i'm not having a go or anything. Put it this way if I had to touch either a 12v car battery with 300A available or 240v with (say) 1/2 A available in a wet bathroom I know which i'd go for (12v!) |
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On 18 May 2007 05:00:21 -0700, 405 TD Estate
wrote: On 18 May, 12:36, The Natural Philosopher wrote: 405 TD Estate wrote: On a more serious note I need to put a shaving socket in the bathroom - I assume this is just a straight 240v supply to the socket? Yes, but the socket itself contains an isolation transformer. Aah OK So that limits potential current right... yet voltage is still at 240. But if you have an isolating transformer you would have to touch *both* terminals to receive a shock. One terminal alone to earth wouldn't complete a circuit. -- Frank Erskine |
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"405 TD Estate" wrote in message
oups.com... On 18 May, 12:36, The Natural Philosopher wrote: 405 TD Estate wrote: On a more serious note I need to put a shaving socket in the bathroom - I assume this is just a straight 240v supply to the socket? Yes, but the socket itself contains an isolation transformer. Aah OK So that limits potential current right... yet voltage is still at 240. I have read in several places that it takes only a few milliamps to kill you and it is the voltage which is required to start using your body as a short so how is this safer? It's a question i'm not having a go or anything. Put it this way if I had to touch either a 12v car battery with 300A available or 240v with (say) 1/2 A available in a wet bathroom I know which i'd go for (12v!) The transformer also serves to isolate the mains voltage from earth so if there is a single pole fault then current can't return through you to any nearby pipes/radiators. You correctly mention that the transformer does limit current and a typical rating of 15VA does serve to reduce danger but by reducing the energy hazard which is mainly prevention from burns as something overheats. The main concerns with a car battery are the potential to cause massive heat in the event of a short. There's always the interesting danger of hot acid when the battery itself overheats. 50mA is enough to cause irreparable tissue damage with 100mA being almost always fatal. Any major shock can cause a heart to stop but consider the difference between AC and DC. A muscle spasm caused by DC will remain in place until the current is removed and it's the long times involved that can cause horrific harm (cooking flesh). An AC shock at UK mains frequencies will cause muscle spasm but one that has the cause removed after 10ms (or less) as the polarity changes and there's the chance to react and pull back from contact. Sorry for the rather serious email. I'd much rather the shower conversion was a piece of DIY and candidate for an upcoming Darwin award. Stuart |
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In message , Jon
writes 300A at 12v would leave you with very nasty burns, assuming you survived at all. I'd go for the 240v with .5 amps. Bit of a jolt, nothing more. Bye. RIP -- Bill |
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On Fri, 18 May 2007 20:22:03 GMT, Bill
mused: In message , Jon writes 300A at 12v would leave you with very nasty burns, assuming you survived at all. I'd go for the 240v with .5 amps. Bit of a jolt, nothing more. Bye. RIP Not neccesarily. Depends where and how long. -- Regards, Stuart. |
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"Jon" wrote in message et... declared for all the world to hear... On 18 May, 12:36, The Natural Philosopher wrote: 405 TD Estate wrote: On a more serious note I need to put a shaving socket in the bathroom - I assume this is just a straight 240v supply to the socket? Yes, but the socket itself contains an isolation transformer. Aah OK So that limits potential current right... yet voltage is still at 240. I have read in several places that it takes only a few milliamps to kill you and it is the voltage which is required to start using your body as a short so how is this safer? It's a question i'm not having a go or anything. Put it this way if I had to touch either a 12v car battery with 300A available or 240v with (say) 1/2 A available in a wet bathroom I know which i'd go for (12v!) 300A at 12v would leave you with very nasty burns, assuming you survived at all. I'd go for the 240v with .5 amps. Bit of a jolt, nothing more. -- Regards Jon 50mA could kill you never mind 500 ! AWEM |
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On 18 May, 21:56, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Jon wrote: declared for all the world to hear... On 18 May, 12:36, The Natural Philosopher wrote: 405 TD Estate wrote: On a more serious note I need to put a shaving socket in the bathroom - I assume this is just a straight 240v supply to the socket? Yes, but the socket itself contains an isolation transformer. Aah OK So that limits potential current right... yet voltage is still at 240. I have read in several places that it takes only a few milliamps to kill you and it is the voltage which is required to start using your body as a short so how is this safer? It's a question i'm not having a go or anything. Put it this way if I had to touch either a 12v car battery with 300A available or 240v with (say) 1/2 A available in a wet bathroom I know which i'd go for (12v!) 300A at 12v would leave you with very nasty burns, assuming you survived at all. The real issue is that no human body is low enough impedance to pull 300A off a 12v supply. Probably around 1-2mA at the worst. I'd go for the 240v with .5 amps. Bit of a jolt, nothing more. Actually, 30mA can be lethal. 100mA is very dangerous, and 0.5A is probably instant death.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Glad somebody explained the transformer thing - makes me feel safer. I was assuming at 12v no current would be drawn - didn't a scrap heap challenge team make a 12v submarine with all electrics exposed simply because 12v is not enough volts to break down H20 molecules. |
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405 TD Estate wrote:
On 18 May, 21:56, The Natural Philosopher wrote: Jon wrote: declared for all the world to hear... On 18 May, 12:36, The Natural Philosopher wrote: 405 TD Estate wrote: On a more serious note I need to put a shaving socket in the bathroom - I assume this is just a straight 240v supply to the socket? Yes, but the socket itself contains an isolation transformer. Aah OK So that limits potential current right... yet voltage is still at 240. I have read in several places that it takes only a few milliamps to kill you and it is the voltage which is required to start using your body as a short so how is this safer? It's a question i'm not having a go or anything. Put it this way if I had to touch either a 12v car battery with 300A available or 240v with (say) 1/2 A available in a wet bathroom I know which i'd go for (12v!) 300A at 12v would leave you with very nasty burns, assuming you survived at all. The real issue is that no human body is low enough impedance to pull 300A off a 12v supply. Probably around 1-2mA at the worst. I'd go for the 240v with .5 amps. Bit of a jolt, nothing more. Actually, 30mA can be lethal. 100mA is very dangerous, and 0.5A is probably instant death.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Glad somebody explained the transformer thing - makes me feel safer. I was assuming at 12v no current would be drawn - didn't a scrap heap challenge team make a 12v submarine with all electrics exposed simply because 12v is not enough volts to break down H20 molecules. well its not that bad except in seawater. There it will corrode electrolytically damned fast. |
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The Natural Philosopher wrote: wrote: On 19 May, 405 TD Estate wrote: I was assuming at 12v no current would be drawn - didn't a scrap heap challenge team make a 12v submarine with all electrics exposed simply because 12v is not enough volts to break down H20 molecules. We used 25 KV at work, and used H2O as coolant at 25KV to earth. The leakage wasn't enough to trip an RCD. The path length was a little larger than that in 2.5mm T&E. yes..distilled water..once you get any dissolved salts the conduction is WAY up. Indeed. I mounted a relay in the car in a stupid place where water could drip onto it. It gave problems within weeks. The contacts went high impedance although it still clicked. -- *Speak softly and carry a cellular phone * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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