Chris and Sparks.
Thanks for clearing that up for me. Another lesson learned. Would it then follow that if positioned in a high splash zone, there is a chance that both outputs could be contacted by water and could result in a high risk of electrical shock?
If so, I would imagine then, that this is where codes would apply for the positioning of a shaver socket, to be well away from such high risk splash areas.
deano.
Bugger all chance.
Apart from the zoning, which prevents installation inside the shower or bath, the device just has to be suitable for the position it is installed in. This is usually interpreted as being about 30cm from a basin or sink for a non-IP rated fitting, although this is far from a hard or fast rule.
Christian.
It will protect against some faults due to water getting into the shaver socket itself. Without an RCD one could get a path from the live to the secondary, but this would be likely to involve a path to earth also which would cause an RCD to trip.
So, there is an argument that anything that 'can happen' 'will happen', and there is some benefit to installing an RCD in the circuit?
deano.
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