Dodgy 13A socket location?

[thelaird]

My daughter is in the process of having a new kitchen installed. The electrics were done by an (allegedly) qualified electrician. I notice that he has put a double 13 amp socket in a horizontal position, set into the tilework of the windowsill, just a few inches from the hob surface. I can't quite believe that this is in compliance with the electricity regs, bearing in mind that it is horizontal and any spillage from the hob would go directly into the socket Not only that, but any condensation from the adjacent window could also end up in the socket....
Are the regulations concerning mains socket location in kitchens anywhere on this site?

 

[Chivers7]

Why on earth would you want a socket on a window sill anyway?

 

[thelaird]

I don't know - I don't recall having seen anything quite like it. Don't work surface sockets tend to be mounted in an angled unit of some sort?

 

[securespark]

General opinion (Building Regs) says 300mm from edge of hob or sink unit.

The regs themselves are very sketchy on where sockets should be located, save to say that their environment should be taken into consideration when deciding upon a suitable location.

This has clearly not happened in this case.

 

[thelaird]

General opinion (Building Regs) says 300mm from edge of hob or sink unit.

The regs themselves are very sketchy on where sockets should be located, save to say that their environment should be taken into consideration when deciding upon a suitable location.

This has clearly not happened in this case.

Thanks - I haven't measured it but would say it's closer than 300mm. But what about the fact that it's flush with a horizontal surface? Is that permissible?

 

[thelaird]

By that I mean that the plane of the socket itself is horizontal, rather than vertical

 

[securespark]

The regs themselves are very sketchy on where sockets should be located, save to say that their environment should be taken into consideration when deciding upon a suitable location.

This has clearly not happened in this case.

 

[dingbat]

412-03-02 springs to mind. It's a non-compliant bodge.

 

[thelaird]

Thanks for your views ....