I'm currently converting my loft and was planning to put in a shaver socket to have a convenient place to recharge electric toothbrushes.
All of the shaver sockets in B&Q include the warning not for bathroom use etc.
Can shaver sockets be installed in a bathroom?
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David
Yes, but they must be the suitable-for-bathroom type with an isolating transformer. Usually need a very deep backing box.
Shona Honeyman laid this down on his screen :
Yes, if they are specifically designed for installation in a bathroom.
Bathrooms are the only places I've ever seen them, so you'd hope so :)
alex
Yes, but as stated, they need to have an isolating transformer. These are usually the same type that support 115V as well as 230V.
Christian.
You can get non isolated types for use in, say, a bedroom.
So why are the sheds selling non bathroom ones? They are prominently displayed so presumably selling well.
Loads of accidents for the future and more stringent legislation?
They'll be marked as 'not for use in bathrooms or washrooms' probably.
Because people install them not in bathrooms? They are very common in bedrooms. The non-bathroom versions are a fraction of the price and size, so you wouldn't want a bathroom one in a bedroom, really.
Christian.
I got a bathroom one from B&Q earlier in the year, and didn't notice any non-bathroom ones.
or you can use a light fitting with a razor socket such as:
suitable for bathroom use, ie transformer.
Owain
Actually, the socket outlet has to be limited to something like
25W (can't recall the exact figure) to prevent use of high power appliance. The standard isolating bathroom sockets are limited by the power which can be transferred through the transformer, combined with a self-restetting thermal fuse.Needless to say, that doesn't conform unless limited to 25W load.
;-). It was installed many years ago. And I'm pretty certain would be in a 'save' zone under present regs anyway. It's a large room.
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