socket positioning and Part M

[jfb]

Can i put all my plug sockets at 600mm off floor level if I want?

 

This assumes I have understood Part M right to mean that sockets can be anywhere between 450mm and 1200mm.

But an electrician I have spoken to says they have to be at 450mm.

[ProDave]

Yes you can.  Some electricians joke that the way things are going, it won't be long before all sockets and light switches are at 800mm.

[jfb]

Great thanks Dave

[Temp]

9 hours ago, jfb said:

But an electrician I have spoken to says they have to be at 450mm.

 

Most people want them as low as possible, which is 450mm now due to part m so he's got used to fitting them at that height. He's just forgotten they can be higher.