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- Keep sockets at least 300 mm (edge to edge, horizontally) from a sink.
- The cooker switch (or cooker switch with socket) goes to the side of the hob, never above it, so it can be reached without leaning over the heat.
- Appliance sockets under the worktop (fridge, washing machine, dishwasher) are often unswitched and controlled by a switched FCU above the worktop, so they can be isolated without pulling out the appliance.
- Read the notes under figures. Exam questions often come from them.
- Approved Document M heights are 450–1200 mm above finished floor level. These are the minimum and maximum, for accessibility.
Electrician's Guide to the Building Regs · kitchen installation figure (sink 300 mm, cooker switch) · p.85 Electrician's Guide to the Building Regs · Section 10 · Part M switch and socket heights · p.186
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