electric plug sockets for washing machine-help

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Having new kitchen installed professionally and I note that the double plug socket for the washing machine and tumlbe dryer has being mounted underneath the sink unit below and adjacent to the water pipes and connections this to me is highly dangerous .
It was fitted by an approved electrcian.
Also the dish washer plus same .
Appreciate help with this one-thanks.

ormus

most sockets are directly behind the washing machine. and low down near the skirting board.
ive never heard of any problems re getting wet and blowing up.

im not sure of the current lecky regulations here, but i doubt there is a problem.

pwcollins

Why is it highly dangerous?

espresso

pwcollins wrote: »

Why is it highly dangerous?

It's not!

:rolleyes:

st

espresso wrote: »

It's not!

:rolleyes:

surely the proximty of water pipes and potentila of leak onto the plug socket

espresso

st wrote: »

surely the proximty of water pipes and potentila of leak onto the plug socket

What if there was a water leak inside the machine?

Poppycat

We have a double socket under the sink and we have the cable to dish washer and hose fed under the sink and its fine

pwcollins

st wrote: »

surely the proximty of water pipes and potentila of leak onto the plug socket

So if we use the same principal for bathrooms we should not have any lights in/on the ceiling in the room under the bathroom - just in case the bath leaks!

I have a socket for my waste disposal unit under my sink and its been there for 7 years with no problems.

I suppose if you are concerned call in another electrician to check it.

Canucklehead

HI

A fused switch ABOVE the worktop should control the socket under.It helps anyone pulling the machine out from getting killed or ( in the case of a guy I met at gas assessment course) nearly killed.

Corgi Guy.

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Canucklehead wrote: »

HI

A fused switch ABOVE the worktop should control the socket under.It helps anyone pulling the machine out from getting killed or ( in the case of a guy I met at gas assessment course) nearly killed.

Corgi Guy.

Hi,

the council have been doing kitchen renovations round here recently, and that's the way it's been done, makes sence I suppose.