Advice about a shaver socket

[FrodoOne]

A need only recognised in the UK, it seems.

Thank you for that post.
It seems that we may be in "furious agreement" concerning a certain "need", recognised only in the UK.

 

[DetlefSchmitz]

I was thinking that this means you can only use an electric razor in the bathroom. Anywhere else would be unsafe!

 

[winston1]

Those shaver sockets give out around 280 volts on low load (charging a toothbrush) which I think is too much. If the toothbrush is rated 100 to 250 volts use the 110 volt socket which is usually around 135v on low load. But you need to ensure the unit you choose will allow a UK shaver plug to go into the 110v socket (not MK or the one you pictured in post 3).

 

[JohnW2]

A standard ( ie 30 mA ) RCD will not trip on a 10 mA leak through body to ground. If that 10 mA current passes across the heart then the person could die without the RCD tripping.

True (although fortunately not common), but electricity does not know whether it is in a bathroom or anywhere else, so are you suggesting that it's not worth having 30mA RCDs protecting any circuits?

Kind Regards, John

 

[ban-all-sheds]

But you need to ensure the unit you choose will allow a UK shaver plug to go into the 110v socket (not MK or the one you pictured in post 3).

Before then he needs to ensure that his toothbrush charger actually has a BS 4573 / IEC 60884-1 shaver plug and not a CEE 7/16 Europlug...

 

[bernardgreen]

I was thinking that this means you can only use an electric razor in the bathroom. Anywhere else would be unsafe!

Anywhere that an electric razor could get wet while plugged into a socket might become an unsafe situation to use or just hold the razor

so are you suggesting that it's not worth having 30mA RCDs protecting any circuits?

No. What I am saying is that a non survivable shock ( via body to ground ) is possible from a circuit that is protected by a 30 mA RCD

 

[JohnW2]

No. What I am saying is that a non survivable shock ( via body to ground ) is possible from a circuit that is protected by a 30 mA RCD

We know that. Do you therefore feel that all electrical outlets or hard-wired electrical equipment should be isolated from earth?

Kind Regards, John