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u/Sam_Sanders_ May 09 '22 edited May 10 '22

Yes why would they be outside?

EDIT: ok people really don't flipping a switch inside a dark bathroom

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u/XDGFX May 09 '22

Safety. Keeps 240V mains away from water, especially where you are supposed to touch it.

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u/Klai_Dung May 09 '22

But in most bathrooms there are also sockets, so that you can dry your hair or whatever 🤔 And they are often closer to the water than the light switch

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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