Socket and sink.

[Thewiz]

We all know the regulations from power by a sink is 300mm

Does anyone know if this is from the tap or from the edge of the basin?

 

[davesparks]

Which regulation number is that then?

 

[Guest77]

The beano page 76

 

[Octopus]

There is no regulation!

Next

 

[davesparks]

It's obviously got to be from the tap hasn't it! That way you can get a socket above the draining board, and even above the sink on some of those posh double bowled jobbies.

 

[ferg]

building regs from edge of sink.

 

[Thewiz]

Geek, just asking. Been doing this for 25 years. Carried out a t&i today, Was250mm from sink edge and 300mm from tap. That was all.

 

[Guest77]

Geek, just asking. Been doing this for 25 years. Carried out a t&i today, Was250mm from sink edge and 300mm from tap. That was all.

Perhaps a 17th edition refresher course may be on the cards then fella. By the way, joking aside, welcome to the forum.

 

[Thewiz]

So because I asked that. You suggest I need a refresher? Because I was going sure if it was 300mm from tap or the sink? I have seen some other posts. A lot of you seem to gang up on people and tell them they should not carry out the work.
Is this not a forum to learn ? Or is it for all the best sparks around the world to come and discuss how bad others are?

 

[Guest77]

We are yanking your chain, hence the joking aside bit, calm down, if you have been in the trade for 25 years you should understand a bit of banter when you see it jeez lol

 

[davesparks]

Your post made reference to a regulation which does not exist, asked a question to which the answer is blindingly obvious and was written in very poor English.

The natural assumption of anyone reading it is that you haven't got a clue.

 

[Deleted member 9648]

So because I asked that. You suggest I need a refresher? Because I was going sure if it was 300mm from tap or the sink? I have seen some other posts. A lot of you seem to gang up on people and tell them they should not carry out the work.
Is this not a forum to learn ? Or is it for all the best sparks around the world to come and discuss how bad others are?

The point is that an EICR is carried out to show compliance with Bs 7671....in which you will not find any reference to minimum distance from a sink.

 

[Geordie Spark]

We are yanking your chain, hence the joking aside bit, calm down, if you have been in the trade for 25 years you should understand a bit of banter when you see it jeez lol

Quite right Mark me old mate!!

 

[ferg]

So because I asked that. You suggest I need a refresher? Because I was going sure if it was 300mm from tap or the sink? I have seen some other posts. A lot of you seem to gang up on people and tell them they should not carry out the work.
Is this not a forum to learn ? Or is it for all the best sparks around the world to come and discuss how bad others are?

MDF is chief chain yanker and a good bloke.

Don't forget to breathe Thewiz

 

[Deleted member 26818]

300mm from sink (not draining board) horizontally or vertically.
It's supposedly to prevent someone plugging something in while their hands are in a sink full of water.

 

[ipf]

Geek, just asking. Been doing this for 25 years. Carried out a t&i today, Was250mm from sink edge and 300mm from tap. That was all.

Never come across it before....in 25 years ?

 

[Paul.M]

It is a rubbish building reg anyway.... Measure the flex from most kitchen appliances, they will reach the sink filled with water lol. Lets just play by the rules, makes the labc happy lol.

 

[trev]

300mm from sink (not draining board) horizontally or vertically.
It's supposedly to prevent someone plugging something in while their hands are in a sink full of water.

You'd have to be really small not to have a fingertip to fingertip measurement of less than 300mm though

 

[Deleted member 26818]

You'd have to be really small not to have a fingertip to fingertip measurement of less than 300mm though

If I'd have thought it up, it would either have made sense, or the reason would have been so complicated that no one would have been able to dispute it