Herbert Graf wrote:
> I have a feeling that this "no real outlet in the bathroom" thing
> doesn't really save many people because it just results in people
> running extension cords, or putting "illegal" (and probably improperly
> installed) outlets in the bathroom.

True. And you sure know that, to get rid of those nasty UK/Ireland 
sockets :-) you just have to put a small piece of metal or plastic into 
the vertical slit, having it open the other 2 plugs, and then drop in 
the standard European Plug...

> And what about other places with water? No more outlets in the kitchen
> because of the water? What about outdoor outlets?

LOL, in fact

> It certainly isn't code in all of Europe, in Austria an outlet in the
> bathroom is normal fair. Of the ones I've seen, they don't have a GFCI
> per circuit, but they do have a "whole house" GFCI that covers every
> outlet inside and outside the house.

In Italy, recently (<15 years) there's the use to split Mains into 2-3 
or more zones, each one with a Breaker. Say: bedroom, bathroom and 
kitchen, else, and so on.


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