I have put my sockets 6 inches above worktops (150mm) that ok??
Yes 150mm is fine - though it is the minimum height recommended above the work surface - (source the IEE electricians guide to the building regulations).I have put my sockets 6 inches above worktops (150mm) that ok??
I've got mine about 450mm above.
I you have any, that must be very close to the wall units.I've got mine about 450mm above.
Never known any to be that short.So you have horrible flexes hanging around everywhere on show. A lot of appliances now like toasters kettles etc come with very short flexes and I wonder if they would even allow the appliance to sit flat on the work top at that height.
Not too close.I you have any, that must be very close to the wall units.I've got mine about 450mm above.
In my daughter's (very low ceilinged kitchen) that would probably place them at least partially inside the wall units! More generally, I'm with flyingsparks on this one - I personally think that, in any kitchen, 450mm is far too high for convenience (possibly also safety).I've got mine about 450mm above.
I was a bit rough and ready with my measuring - the bottoms of my sockets are 410mm on one side of the kitchen, 430mm on the other,
Fair enough.I personally think that, in any kitchen, 450mm is far too high for convenience (possibly also safety).
Or unless I've re-done one side of the kitchen and put the sockets where I want them, and not done the other wall yetYeah that is rough
Unless of course your sockets are level and the worktops are at different levels
Are you really going to go to the hassle of moving the sockets on that other wall by 20mm?!Or unless I've re-done one side of the kitchen and put the sockets where I want them, and not done the other wall yet
I agree.I personally think that, in any kitchen, it's good to be able to access the sockets without having to move appliances out of the way.
Same here. Nearly everything is out nearly all the time!Maybe you're the sort of person with the dedication and cupboard space to put things away when not in use, but in my kitchen, like in many others', things like the kettle are out all the time ...
Yes, because they are too few and in the wrong place.Are you really going to go to the hassle of moving the sockets on that other wall by 20mm?!
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