Posted By teaboy here's on for a Friday afternoon, does anyone know if there's a minimum distance that an electrical socket can be positioned from a sink, basin or tap? if there is, what is is? ta

Posted By Paul Bellis i presumed it was a bathroom -if its a kitchen I dont think BS 7671 gives any minimum distance for socket-outlets to be from a sink?. You have to give due account of all external influences. The Regulation requires all equipment to be "of a design appropriate to the situation in which it is to be used" or its "installation is to take account of the conditions likely to be encountered". accessories used in domestic installations are not designed to be splashed and therefore not suitable for installation close to a sink or draining board. The NICEIC recommends that socket-outlets and other accessories should be located at least 300 mm, measured horizontally, from a sink or draining board, where they are unlikely to be splashed. If its any closer -or likely to be splashed a socket having having protection to IPX4 should be used -sse the last thread. this looks a mess and its better to locate a socked in a location where its not going to get a splashing.

Posted By CRT Hi Did an elecvtrical safety course recently and was advised that a socket cannot be located within 1 metre of a water outlet unless it conforms to EN 60529 (Reg 6). Apparently from the outlet you have a 300mm jetting zone, a 600mm splash zone and a 900mm spray zone. The ingress protection (IP rating)is based on the proximity to water. CRT