kitchen sockets

[martysparky]

The OSG is only a guide though so from what I know its down to good practice and common sense.

 

[Paul.M]

Building regs 300mm but common sense says don't if you can help it. It's up to us to design and install safe systems for house holders to use everyday. How big does a kitchen tap splash?

 

[millwall ken]

how close can u put a socket to a kitchen sink in my mind i always thought that u couldnt have ur hand in the sink bowl and be able to touch a socket at the same time but ive seen loads of sockets very close to the sink where u can touch the socket while having ur hand in the bowl i know ur not supposed be able to plug like a kettle in that is possible to fall in the sink

On Site Guide. Will tell all.
However as most kitchen these days are no bigger than the khazi, I guess that will soon have to be revised - especially with RCD protection.

 

[Pip]

So what about a fused spur feeding an instantanious water heater over a sink, used for hand washing etc.. would this need to be the unspoken 300mm, Zone 2, arms length...

 

[telectrix]

thought nthe whole idea was not to be able to reach socket at the same time a the waterr in the sink. if splash is the reason why don't the regs stipulate IP66 closze to sink?

 

[Adam W]

Methinks it's simples just a basic case of Simples methinks, and that's about the size of the matter.
If you're looking for a simple answer, women and children first, but the Titanic could sink even if you obey the regs so they can simply be disregarded.
And that's about the size of it, as the crow flies (as the actress said to the bishop).
When all's said and done, at the end of the day, it gets dark.
Regs don't apply on boats.

 

[aaronstuart]

Building Regs state 300mm, but as previously said, use common sense.

 

[Des 56]

I would have thought the 300mm recomendation had the possibility of an appliance or cord dropping in to the bowl containing water, rather than any percieved risk of touching a sink and a socket at the same time

The way I look at it,that sort of risk could occur anwhere in the installation
A socket near a rad or a socket near a boiler,they dont present any more risk to the user than a socket near a sink top

If you have doubts about its location,move it away or, make it suitable for the environment

I think its a building reg recomendation.its not set in stone,however,if there is little available space for a socket,theres probably even less for the appliance

 

[BlueToBits]

Des has hit the nail on he head. It has to be suitable for the environment it is installed in. If the distance from the sink results in the likelyhood that the socket is subject to splashes, excessive water vapour, etc it must appropriatley rated or protected.
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