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Electric socket in downstairs toilet
I've read something about not putting them within 3m of a bath, but what is
the law/guidelines regarding a downstairs toilet that has a bog and a sink in it? Could you fit a socket in there? |
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Mentalguy2k8 wrote:
I've read something about not putting them within 3m of a bath, but what is the law/guidelines regarding a downstairs toilet that has a bog and a sink in it? Could you fit a socket in there? Yes. Just keep it out of the splash areas:-) -- Adam |
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On 30/03/2012 16:27, Mentalguy2k8 wrote:
I've read something about not putting them within 3m of a bath, but what is the law/guidelines regarding a downstairs toilet that has a bog and a sink in it? Could you fit a socket in there? If there is no shower or bath, then treat basically as any other room, although use common sense and don't stick it somewhere it will be splashed. -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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Electric socket in downstairs toilet
On 30/03/2012 18:54, John Rumm wrote:
On 30/03/2012 16:27, Mentalguy2k8 wrote: I've read something about not putting them within 3m of a bath, but what is the law/guidelines regarding a downstairs toilet that has a bog and a sink in it? Could you fit a socket in there? If there is no shower or bath, then treat basically as any other room, although use common sense and don't stick it somewhere it will be splashed. And always remember not to use it when you're standing with one foot in the bowl... David |
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On 31/03/2012 12:42, Lobster wrote:
On 30/03/2012 18:54, John Rumm wrote: On 30/03/2012 16:27, Mentalguy2k8 wrote: I've read something about not putting them within 3m of a bath, but what is the law/guidelines regarding a downstairs toilet that has a bog and a sink in it? Could you fit a socket in there? If there is no shower or bath, then treat basically as any other room, although use common sense and don't stick it somewhere it will be splashed. And always remember not to use it when you're standing with one foot in the bowl... Is this something you do to clean your shoes, or just for fun? ;-) -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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On Sat, 31 Mar 2012 16:54:45 +0100, John Rumm
wrote: And always remember not to use it when you're standing with one foot in the bowl... Is this something you do to clean your shoes, or just for fun? ;-) They're still scratching their heads over bidets. |
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On 30/03/2012 16:27, Mentalguy2k8 wrote:
I've read something about not putting them within 3m of a bath, but what is the law/guidelines regarding a downstairs toilet that has a bog and a sink in it? Could you fit a socket in there? Television? -- Adrian C |
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On Mar 30, 4:27*pm, "Mentalguy2k8" wrote:
I've read something about not putting them within 3m of a bath, but what is the law/guidelines regarding a downstairs toilet that has a bog and a sink in it? Could you fit a socket in there? Take care not to break the porcelain when drilling it. NT |
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Electric socket in downstairs toilet
On Mar 30, 4:27*pm, "Mentalguy2k8" wrote:
I've read something about not putting them within 3m of a bath, but what is the law/guidelines regarding a downstairs toilet that has a bog and a sink in it? Could you fit a socket in there? A toilet is not a special location under SI2006. So the work may legally be done as long as good workmanship etc to BS7671. Hopefully that makes you feel a little more secure from hysterical government. The industry recommendation is no wiring accessory within 300mm measured horizontally from the edge of the sink, unless of course that wiring accessory is rated to IPx4 or better. Unfortunately the NICEIC manual extract uses the word "ideally" twice both at 300mm & 1000mm. That indicates more than one edit by their Markretin Department. Sort of like a Joint Intelligence Committee report on Iraq Weapons of Mass Destruction, only even less identifiable brains but a charitable trust to hide behind so equally beyond the law. As long as the sink does not have an extensible spray head (eg, for blasting away what you just did in the toilet since no eco-cistern has a hope in hell of ever shifting it) you can assume even the dumbest illiterate jobsworth **** can figure out 300mm is ok. Aside - an industrial firework will shift it and is a viable solution when the toilet has a Turd Vadar attached (known as a Saniflo). "Electrical installation designers often ask how close a socket-outlet or other accessory is permitted to be installed to a domestic or commercial kitchen sink, or to a wash basin in a bedroom or cloakroom. The simple answer is that BS 7671 does not specify a minimum distance. However, Regulation 512-06-01 requires due account to be taken of external influences. An extract from the regulation is reproduced below for ease of reference: Extract from Regulation 512-06-01: 'Every item of equipment shall be of a design appropriate to the situation in which it is to be used or its mode of installation shall take account of the conditions likely to be encountered.' 2. Domestic premises Domestic kitchens, bedrooms and cloakrooms (unlike bathrooms and shower rooms) are not included amongst the special installations or locations in Part 6 of BS 7671 and are not rooms where the resistance of the body is likely to be significantly reduced. Therefore, normal precautions against electric shock should be adequate and the general rules of BS 7671 are applicable. However, whilst BS 7671 does not forbid the installation of a socket- outlet or other accessory close to a sink in a domestic kitchen, bedroom or cloakroom, the requirements of Regulation 512-06-01 have to be taken into account. The requirements of Regulation 512-06-01 mean that ordinary BS 1363 socket-outlets and similar accessories are not suitable to be installed so close to sinks or draining boards that they are likely to be splashed with water or operated with wet hands. The penetration of water into an accessory could have serious effects. Water entering the terminals and mechanism may lead to corrosion, internal arcing, general degradation and eventually malfunction. Additionally, and more seriously, water may provide a track for the phase voltage to be transmitted to the front cover of the accessory, giving rise to the risk of electric shock. A rule of thumb recommendation for domestic premises, to avoid the effects of splashing, is that ordinary BS 1363 socket-outlets and similar accessories should ideally be mounted not less than about 300 mm (ideally not less than about 1000 mm), in the horizontal plane, from the extremity of a sink top or wash basin. Where splashing of accessories cannot be avoided, equipment having a degree of protection of at least IPX4 (protection against water splashing from any direction) or IPX5 (protection against water jets from any direction) is likely to be required. This type of equipment is, of course, unlikely to be visually acceptable in most domestic situations indoors." .... No ****. |
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