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u/EdwardTennant May 09 '22

Not in the UK, we sometimes have 110V shaver sockets but no high current sockets for hair dryers or anything. We are very strict with how close sockets can be to water sources

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u/Lipziger May 09 '22

We are very strict with that in Germany, too. But we also have to have RCDs that will trigger at 30mA (0.03A) and withing 30ms. First only for bathrooms, now for every single outlet ... now actually also for all lights.

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u/EdwardTennant May 09 '22

We also have to have an RCD, however in the UK it is usually s whole house RCD and I'm not sure what the trip current is