2006-11-16 02:15:24 · 9 answers · asked by mikeseldon@btinternet.com 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
really as close as you want it to be providing its earthed and protected by a residual current device (rcd )
and of course the socket is suitable for the location
2006-11-16 02:18:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Codes vary from region to region, as mentioned. My area requires 18". If in the bathroom, where it is assumed that you will be using small appliances over a sink, such as electric hair dryers and the like, it must be a GFI (ground fault interrupter),so that if the appliance fell into a sink of water, the receptacle is equipped to shut itself off upon contact with the water before you could get a shock. If it's a kitchen sink, my area's code only requires the distance, not the GFI. Check your codes with the city electrical inspector. They're very strict, and it's a good thing, too; otherwise, you'd have unscrupulous builders turning out new homes and older homes' renovations with substandard materials and methods. It's a good idea to have electrical installations professionally done by a reputable electrician; then you'd have no question in your mind about whether it was done properly. It's worth the money. Good luck.
2006-11-16 02:28:09 · answer #2 · answered by steviewag 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
300mm minimum to any wet receptacle - ie not to the tap, but to the edge of the sink. Note that this is applicable in the case of outlets above a kitchen unit/worktop.
If there is a shower in a room other than a bathroom/shower-room, any sockets need to be at least 2500mm from the shower.
2006-11-16 02:17:57 · answer #3 · answered by k² 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Electrical codes vary from state to state but if you have a plug that will be within 6 ft of a water source, you need to use a GFI (Ground Fault Interruptor) outlet to protect against shock such as accidentally dropping a hair dryer, etc. into a sink full of water. You can also do what they call 'pigtailing' a standard outlet to one that is a GFI. If something is dropped in the water, the GFI the outlet is connected to will trip and shut the electricity off to the outlet in the bathroom.
2006-11-16 03:17:09 · answer #4 · answered by joem_1701 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
as close as you want as long as it is IP66 water proof with an inbuilt RCD trip, altho they are expensive. Even sockets that are near a water source should be at least IP54 splash proof ( thats way you dont get standard socket in you bathroom, and the light is on a pull cord ) so my answer is to try to find somewhere else for it im afraid!
2006-11-16 02:19:23 · answer #5 · answered by Robakai 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
1 metre
2006-11-16 02:18:28 · answer #6 · answered by Alfred E. Newman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What a stupid question! you should not put a plug socket less than 6ft from a water outlet
2006-11-16 02:23:11 · answer #7 · answered by Bella 7 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Codes very from state to state... 18'' is minimum where I live...
2006-11-16 02:18:08 · answer #8 · answered by Kirk D 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it depends where it is.
2006-11-16 02:18:39 · answer #9 · answered by cereal killer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋