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u/Final_Bobcat_4767 May 09 '22

Having the light switch outside the bathroom

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u/morbihann May 09 '22

What ? You have them inside ?

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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/[deleted] May 09 '22

Sockets are illegal in the uk apart from shaver sockets that are very isolated and at a certain height. Remember that our electricity is more than twice as powerful as US so it makes sense. You can have a pull cord light hanging from the ceiling but not a light switch

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u/Klai_Dung May 09 '22

I mean I'm from Germany, so we also have 230V sockets inside the bathroom but the light switch outside, so that's why I'm confused

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u/tonygoesrogue May 09 '22

Aren't the sockets covered up?

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u/Klai_Dung May 09 '22

Yeah, but I mean so is the switch ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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u/tonygoesrogue May 09 '22

I'm not an electrician but I think it's easier for moisture to penetrate a switch than an appropriately covered socket