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Such as a 3 pin plug point for a hairdryer?
I don't want to muddy the waters (and I personally wouldn't fit any 1363 sockets in a bathroom) but some electricians consider a cupboard with a door to be outside the zones.
What are you planning?
That's true, but 'zones' are not really relevant in relation to sockets (which are not even allowed 'outside of zones', unless they are ≥3m from bath/shower).I don't want to muddy the waters (and I personally wouldn't fit any 1363 sockets in a bathroom) but some electricians consider a cupboard with a door to be outside the zones.
Despite the fact that, as Detlef has said, one finds standard sockets in bathrooms in the great majority of countries in the world, I think a lot of us (quite probably without any evidence-base) probably share your caution.From a personal point of view I'd never have a 3 pin socket in a bathroom. Just too much chance of something "going wrong" regardless of how careful everybody is imho.
Despite the fact that, as Detlef has said, one finds standard sockets in bathrooms in the great majority of countries in the world, I think a lot of us (quite probably without any evidence-base) probably share your caution.
However, given your feelings about that, how do you feels about my daughter's socket which, although outside of the bathroom (on landing), is not much more than 1 metres ('as the cable flies') from the end of he bath?
Kind Regards, John
My daughter is no child. She's a nearly-40-year-old mother, but, given the situation I described, if she decided that she wanted to use her hair dryer (with a 'standard length' lead), whilst it was plugged into that socket 'outside of the bathroom' whilst lying in a bath full of water, she could.I don't really know John, I've seen my children do some "stupid" things, but its only stupid after the fact. ...
Nothing wrong with that - we all differ, and there is a wide variation in the extent to which individuals are risk-averse. That's why I was wondering whether you might think that the rule should be that sockets should not be allowed "within 3 metres ('as the cable flies') of a bath/shower", regardless of whether or not they were actually in the same room as the bath/showerPeople have different though processes, I'm risk averse ...
Perhaps the odd situation is the three metre rule - when foreigners seem to manage.Yep I think you do have a point there John, seems an odd situation where you can have a socket just outside the bathroom 1 meter away from the bath!.
If they want.I suppose if the 3 meter rule was applied they would have to make a concerted effort to get power near enough to the bathroom to use the hairdryer etc in the bath.
Exactly.Saying all that I stand in a metal bath under a shower every morning thats fed with 240v!.
Exactly.Yep I think you do have a point there John, seems an odd situation where you can have a socket just outside the bathroom 1 meter away from the bath!. ... I suppose if the 3 meter rule was applied they would have to make a concerted effort to get power near enough to the bathroom to use the hairdryer etc in the bath.
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