Washing Machine in Bathroom

[odawire]

Pretty spurious point imho. Where is the cupboard?

Well I'm asuming he's talking about a purpose built airing cupboard with dividing walls and a proper door

 

[telectrix]

and it will incorpoate a socket outlet which itself will rerquire RCD protection whether it's in the bathroom or in his ferret hutch.

 

[oldtimer]

What about the 3 metres from zone 1 ie you can now put power in a room with a bath as long as it is 3 metres from zone 1 (bath) sounds to me this guy wants to put a cupboard in to get round this so I would say no you cannot do this .

 

[telectrix]

OT, i think th cupboard is already there. still don't like the idea though.

 

[Engineer54]

Washing machines and tumble dryers in bathrooms is very common in Cyprus. The Bathrooms are generally a lot bigger than most in the UK, but certainly not 3m from the bath tub/shower. Come to that, you can see this in quite a few European countries and beyond. But then none of these countries have the draconian stipulations about socket outlets in they're bathrooms. So long as the outlet(s) are placed sensibly, and have RCD protection, (some require 10mA RCD) then it's not a problem!!

 

[Elmer BeFuddled]

So long as the outlet(s) are placed sensibly, and have RCD protection, (some require 10mA RCD) then it's not a problem!!

Eng54, you forget we have to cater to the lowest common denominator (thicko). The one who'd rest the 3 bar leccy fire on the edge of the kiddies bath as its cold in there.

 

[Engineer54]

Eng54, you forget we have to cater to the lowest common denominator (thicko). The one who'd rest the 3 bar leccy fire on the edge of the kiddies bath as its cold in there.

Why, ...Do you think all the Thickos of this world, all reside in the UK?? lol!! A thicko is a thicko, no-matter what nationality or country they live in!! lol!!

 

[odawire]

and it will incorpoate a socket outlet which itself will rerquire RCD protection whether it's in the bathroom or in his ferret hutch.

could go on a FCU

 

[telectrix]

Why, ...Do you think all the Thickos of this world, all reside in the UK?? lol!! A thicko is a thicko, no-matter what nationality or country they live in!! lol!!

trouble is, everywhere else ( apart from america) a thicko gets fried, it's good riddance. here, it's who can we sue.

 

[Engineer54]

It's never been a problem in Europe, or anywhere else come to that!! ...lol!! I must admit when i first started working overseas, i had the same thoughts as many here have. Over the years though, i have come to the conclusion that the draconian bathroom stipulations in the UK have always been way OTT, and are just not warranted. The Yanks and many European countries have allowed a socket outlet in a bathroom even before RCD protection became the norm... If there had been that many accidents (and certainly fatal accidents) legislation would have been put in force to the same sort of level the UK has had for donkey's years!!

All that has always happened in the UK, is that when an electrical appliance was needed in the bathroom say for a hairdryer and the like, then an extension lead is brought into the bathroom. ...Been going on for years!! How much safer would it be to have a sensibly positioned 10mA protected outlet in the bathroom?? lol!!

 

[telectrix]

can't have common sense overriding the BS7671. bloody 'ell . that could put some suits on the dole.

 

[Adam W]

trouble is, everywhere else ( apart from america) a thicko gets fried, it's good riddance. here, it's who can we sue.

The Americans actually use the same method, ie 10mA rcd (or "GFCI receptacle" as they call it) while we have to use special separated socket outlets.
I don't see a problem with putting a washing machine in a bathroom, but I think it needs to be rcd protected and the socket not readily accessible, preferably using a FCU instead.

 

[Engineer54]

The Americans actually use the same method, ie 10mA rcd (or "GFCI receptacle" as they call it) while we have to use special separated socket outlets.
I don't see a problem with putting a washing machine in a bathroom, but I think it needs to be rcd protected and the socket not readily accessible, preferably using a FCU instead.

They use 6mA GFCI's and/or GFCI socket outlets ( sorry , ...receptacles) in the States...

 

[Ducksy]

The one who'd rest the 3 bar leccy fire on the edge of the kiddies bath as its cold in there.

Thicko: "that's strange wonder why there's no socket on the bathroom...... I know extension lead"

 

[Adam W]

They use 6mA GFCI's and/or GFCI socket outlets ( sorry , ...receptacles) in the States...

Ah yes, 4-6mA. I stand corrected.