Programmer close to sink

[stratplus]

Thoughts on this?

 

[Octopus]

Nice tidy kitchen. Nothing in the regs against it!

 

[richy3333]

Neet tiling and a clean sink. I'd hazard a guess the customer regularly uses bleach on that sink ��

 

[bigspark17]

Isit a 240v programmer.! If so id say that it needs to be >300mm from edge of sink.!

 

[Octopus]

Isit a 240v programmer.! If so id say that it needs to be >300mm from edge of sink.!

Reg number??

 

[stratplus]

Isit a 240v programmer.! If so id say that it needs to be >300mm from edge of sink.!

240v it is

 

[bigspark17]

Electrical apperateus segregated from non electrical services.! So you'd put it there murd..?

 

[Octopus]

If it was a socket it would be a c2

 

[davesparks]

Electrical apperateus segregated from non electrical services.! So you'd put it there murd..?

It's segregated from the other services, it's not a cable strapped to a gas pipe or anything like that is it?

Nobody has said they would install it like that themselves, just that you'd be hard pressed to find a reason to condemn it.

 

[bigdavs83]

Not a place I would fit it however the guideline is 300mm horizontally from the drain point. Note the word guideline it's not a regulation.

 

[davesparks]

Where does that guideline come from?

 

[bigspark17]

I would be checking the manufactures guidlines too.. Id be very suprised if they allow yheir equipment to be installed directly above a sink.! Id be c2 that in an eicr

 

[bigdavs83]

BS 7671 does not specify any minimum distance for socket-outlets to be from a sink. However, regulation 512.2.1 requires external influences to be considered when selecting equipment for a particular location. Accessories used in domestic installations are not designed to be splashed and therefore not suitable for installation close to a sink or draining board. For this reason, it is recommended that socket-outlets and other accessories should be located at least 300 mm, measured horizontally, from a sink or draining board, where they are less likely to get splashed.

Straight from the ECA website.

Doesn't say guideline but does say recommendation davesparks will this pass?!

 

[Geordie Spark]

If it was a socket it would be a c2

Aye ... and it would have three funny shaped holes punched in the front of it an' all.

 

[leep82]

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