Uk Electric Socket Height

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Uk electric socket height. Uk building regulations part m access to and use of buildings states that wall mounted switches and socket outlets for power lighting and other equipment in new dwellings should be located so that they are easily reachable. What height should my kitchen sockets be above my worktop. He is insisting that due to the latest building regulations these will need to be a certain height off the floor. The average height for outlets is 12 inches from the floor to the center of the outlet box.

Tv socket height new build. Bs7671 clearly indicates a height of 450mm are they having a laugh. Any sockets need to be at least 450mm up from the actual floor level of a given room as for tv points telephone outlets doorbells and light switches. These need to be at a max height of 1200mm from the floor.

Reply to socket height regulation in old home in the electrical wiring. Added together this means the standard socket height is 1060mm from the floor to the bottom of the socket. Steve cf new member. Discussion in electricians talk started by kwichy may 4 2005.

What height for electrical sockets and switches habitable areas for new build properties. All the other plug sockets of which there are quite a few throughout the house are about an inch above the skirting board. I ve got an electrician lined up to fit extra plug sockets in some of the rooms in my house 1930s terraced. Bs 7671 requires that a socket outlet on a wall or similar structure is mounted at a sufficient height above the floor or any working surface to minimize the risk of mechanical damage to the socket outlet or to an associated plug and flexible cord during insertion use or withdrawal of the plug regulation 553 1 6 refers.

The standard height for wall outlet boxes is about 12 inches from the top of the floor covering to the bottom of the receptacle box or 16 inches to the top of the box. Surely you dont place socket outlets this far up the wall. The standard height of a worktop from the floor to the worktop surface is 910mm the general rule is to then set your sockets 150mm above this measured from worktop surface to the bottom of the socket. Remodeling and upgrading home electrical wiring when upgrading home electrical wiring or remodeling the actual height can be adjusted so the elevations of the switches and outlets will match other existing outlets and switches.

Uk 3 phase domestic supply. Kwichy may 4 2005 1. Requirements of bs 7671. The national electric code doesn t establish a minimum standard outlet height in the basement or in any other part of the house but the rule of thumb followed by most electricians is to place the outlets 16 to 18 inches above the floor.

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