What makes a bathroom a bathroom?

[Mr Macaw]

And screws with the insulation.

[Mr Macaw]

I had (already when I moved in) sockets only a foot or so from the sink. Very handy to fill the kettle without having to unplug it.

[Mr Macaw]

Which is important because.... electricity can't go through jeans?

[Andy Burns]

HTH

[Mr Macaw]

Since everyone has those poofy circuit breakers, does it really matter if you have electricity in the bathroom?

[Mr Macaw]

Is it to do with several women at once?

[Mr Macaw]

Difficult to take a bath in a sink, unless you're 2.

[Mr Macaw]

Hang on.... if I install a water bed, must I move the electrical points?

[Mr Macaw]

Hang on.... if I install a water bed, must I move the electrical points?

[Mr Macaw]

Hang on.... if I install a water bed, must I move the electrical points?

[Mr Macaw]

Hang on.... if I install a water bed, must I move the electrical points?

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Blame the US. They talk about bathrooms when they actually mean a toilet.

[Mike Barnes]

I'm no expert but AFAICS the perceived function of the space is of no relevance. Electricity doesn't care what you call the room.

[S Viemeister]

This is true. Weird, but true.

[John Rumm]

It must contain a bath or shower. Cloakrooms / rooms containing loos / basins etc are not included in the definitions.

[John Rumm]

This is not really true.

See:

[John Rumm]

Correct. Its far less able to pass through clothes and *dry* skin.

[John Rumm]

You were correct.

You have now been erroneously corrected!

[Mike Barnes]

I see... thanks, and I hope no-one was misled by my wrong answer.

So presumably what you and I might regard as a truly *enormous* bedroom, with a shower cubicle tucked away somewhere in a corner, is classified for regulatory purposes as a "bathroom"?

[The Natural Philosopher]

Slit trench