How close can a

[Gripper103]

Electric cooker be to a kitchen sink,I have recently moved into a new house and the cooker point is right next to the kitchen sink,just a little worried about this as electrics and water,I know are not a good combination.
Thanks

 

[Qedelec]

Recommended is 300mm between a socket outlet and the sink.
All sockets that can 'reasonably' be used for portable equipment ouside must be RCD protected.

 

[Gripper103]

Recommended is 300mm between a socket outlet and the sink.
All sockets that can 'reasonably' be used for portable equipment ouside must be RCD protected.

Thankyou for your help

 

[JohnD]

A lot of people (including me) used to think that they should be six feet apart, the idea being that you could not be holding onto a tap with one wet hand while fumbling with a plug with the other wet hand (unless you had unusually long arms)

It seems sensible, however, there is no regulation requiring this.

 

[plugwash]

and in many modern kitchens to do so would be wildly impratical.

is it in a location where its likely to get splashed. if so then it would fail under the catchall of equipment must be suitable for its location.

 

[Gripper103]

I was under the same impression as JohnD.
It is in a position where it could be splashed but theres no helping it,unless a full remodeling of the kitchen could be done and I don't think the local council would go for that.
The socket is easily reachable fro m the sink,but I have more sense than to try it with wet hands and it would take quite a bit of splashing to reach it,so I guess I'll just learn to live with it,once again thanks for the info

 

[NuttallsSpark]

It seems sensible, however, there is no regulation requiring this.[/quote]




BS 7671 does not specify any minimum distance for socket-outlets to be from a sink.

Regulation 512-06-01 requires due account to be taken of all external influences. The Regulation requires all equipment to be of a design appropriate to the situation in which it is to be used or its mode of installation is to take account of the conditions likely to be encountered.


Accessories used in domestic installations are not designed to be splashed and therefore not suitable for installation close to a sink or draining board. The NICEIC recommends that socket-outlets and other accessories should be located at least 300 mm, measured horizontally, from a sink or draining board, where they are unlikely to be splashed.


Where circumstances require a BS 1363 socket-outlet or other accessory to be installed in a wet
location, a splash-proof accessory or an accessory having protection to IPX4 should be
considered. However, in a domestic kitchen, the industrial appearance of a splash-proof
socket-outlet is likely to be unacceptable and a standard socket-outlet located a safe distance
away is usually the preferred solution.