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Is it safe to sleep close to an electrical socket?

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Been asked to move a power socket in a clients bedroom as the wife is concerned about the health effects of sleeping right next to the socket. To be honest I've not come across this before so it threw me a bit.


The socket is right behind the headboard (on the wife's side) and has a trailing extension lead plugged into it powering a clock, a table lamp and a phone charger. I think the previous owners must have had the house rewired at some point and used that room as a 'twin' and not a double as the sockets are in really odd places around the room.


She's concerned that there is an electromagnetic field right close to her head (about 5 or 6 inches away) for around 8 hours during the night and how that may affect her health.


Not that I'm going to talk her out of it ? but should I recommend a tin foil hat?
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  • Lisa Miles:
    Farmboy:



    Talking of socket position, this one was installed a few days ago. Is this a good position?
    63d1eb130091d98878f390c9f8173a63-original-1.jpg




    Holy Moly Farmboy‍ !


    Those plastic hose connectors are notorious for not sealing properly on a metal threaded tap and will leak resulting in a jet of water being sprayed upwards. Plus if the connector gives at any point then the water is going to be thrown all over the place and probably onto those sockets. 


    If it was me, I'd be commenting on that Facebook post and tagging in the customer asking them if they've applied for his years' Darwin Award... ?




    Hi Lisa


    Well, the customer is perfectly happy with its location. Other people started to post negative comments about its location, so the customer turned off commenting on it and replied thus:


    "Just to comment on what some of the other tradespeople have commented on this post re: distance between the power and water, Patrick has advised that regulations have been updated and it’s now a recommended distance of 300mm. The regulations state it must be protected by a 30mA RCD which it is. The 18th edition regulations are quite new out so other trades maybe aren’t aware of the changes as yet. 


    I do appreciate the helpful comments that were left (as I wasn’t aware of the distance recommendations etc myself), but not so much the ones with laughing face emojis etc so would advise if anyone feels the need to comment on others work on here in the future, that they are up to date on the regs before doing so".


    So, there's no accounting for taste.


    F


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  • Lisa Miles:
    Farmboy:



    Talking of socket position, this one was installed a few days ago. Is this a good position?
    63d1eb130091d98878f390c9f8173a63-original-1.jpg




    Holy Moly Farmboy‍ !


    Those plastic hose connectors are notorious for not sealing properly on a metal threaded tap and will leak resulting in a jet of water being sprayed upwards. Plus if the connector gives at any point then the water is going to be thrown all over the place and probably onto those sockets. 


    If it was me, I'd be commenting on that Facebook post and tagging in the customer asking them if they've applied for his years' Darwin Award... ?




    Hi Lisa


    Well, the customer is perfectly happy with its location. Other people started to post negative comments about its location, so the customer turned off commenting on it and replied thus:


    "Just to comment on what some of the other tradespeople have commented on this post re: distance between the power and water, Patrick has advised that regulations have been updated and it’s now a recommended distance of 300mm. The regulations state it must be protected by a 30mA RCD which it is. The 18th edition regulations are quite new out so other trades maybe aren’t aware of the changes as yet. 


    I do appreciate the helpful comments that were left (as I wasn’t aware of the distance recommendations etc myself), but not so much the ones with laughing face emojis etc so would advise if anyone feels the need to comment on others work on here in the future, that they are up to date on the regs before doing so".


    So, there's no accounting for taste.


    F


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