>> And what about other places with water? No more outlets in the >>kitchen because of the water? What about outdoor outlets? > >LOL, in fact Exactly - our house has an outlet about 6" (150mm) from the kitchen sink. The outlet block also has the main isolating switch for the electric oven. Quite frankly there is more danger of water getting into this outlet than getting into a light switch in the bathroom. >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. I just cannot get used to the ring main system in the UK. having grown up with star wiring in NZ, where the standard practice was to have adjacent rooms on different lighting circuits, so if the fuse blew you at least had some spill over light from an adjacent room to find your way to a torch. Instead in the UK the whole house blacks out .... -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist