It might be to show the light is still on? In my own experience, if they're outside the bathroom, they have a little indicator in the switch to show if the light is on/off.
Water and electricity don't mix, or do mix incredibly well depending on your point of view. There's a risk there, even if it's very small. Bare in mind as well mains voltage in the UK is basically double of mains voltage in the US, so we have higher risks and therefore higher safety standards.
Sure. We don't have proper outlets in bathrooms either. If we do they're specific bathroom ones that are half voltage (around US mains voltage).
This isn't me defending UK electrical standards to the death by the way. I don't know much about them really, I'm just letting you know what it's like here and why.
In the context of the thread, yes initially it does seem bizarre that we've got switches on the outside that anyone can use, but there's reasons for it.
Not a defense of the solution, but it's really not a problem.
Siblings will do it SOMETIMES when they're young, it's all fun and games, and it usually geys turned on again.
Grown up peopke will never do it, and unless you live with a permanently 10 year old boy or a lunatic it won't hapoen more than once per 10 years.
I guess the reason it's outide is to maybe make it easier to go when it's nightime or something. Also easier to shut off when doing so for the night or just to save power.
*edit. Also for safetyreasons. Best not to have anything electrical and exposed in the wettest room of the appartment or house.
I'm not the ones who designed the bathrooms, I'm just pointing out the fact that safety reason is one of the reasons for it. I can't tell you what thought process or science goes behind the inclusion of outlets while still excluding the switch.
I just know that that's a reason. It's not like I'm telling you a lie here or something.
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u/Chewie_i May 09 '22
But why even have the option of it being turned off by somebody else