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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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  • Talking of socket position, this one was installed a few days ago. Is this a good position?

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    Actually I don't see much of a problem - most of those type of sockets are IP66 (IP55 at worst) so are claimed to provide adequate protection from water jets from any direction - either with or without a plug in place. OK it could be abused - e.g. the lid left open - but that would be an issue outdoors where ever it was located. Which regulation would anyone quote against it?

        - Andy.


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  • Talking of socket position, this one was installed a few days ago. Is this a good position?

    63d1eb130091d98878f390c9f8173a63-original-1.jpg




    Actually I don't see much of a problem - most of those type of sockets are IP66 (IP55 at worst) so are claimed to provide adequate protection from water jets from any direction - either with or without a plug in place. OK it could be abused - e.g. the lid left open - but that would be an issue outdoors where ever it was located. Which regulation would anyone quote against it?

        - Andy.


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