markharro Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 I have very basic knowledge in this area - I know that normally shaver plug sockets only are allowed. However would there be any option to provide USB C power for this gadget and if so how? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Is there a way you could mount it so the USB C cable passes through a wall into perhaps an adjacent cupboard or wardrobe where you can have a socket for a USB C charger? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 3 hours ago, ProDave said: Is there a way you could mount it so the USB C cable passes through a wall into perhaps an adjacent cupboard or wardrobe where you can have a socket for a USB C charger? What happens if the charger fails and transmits mains voltage down the line into the bathroom. Isn't that why isolating transformers are used in shaver outlets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 34 minutes ago, SteamyTea said: What happens if the charger fails and transmits mains voltage down the line into the bathroom. Isn't that why isolating transformers are used in shaver outlets. Well if you will cuddle your homepod in the shower. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 1 minute ago, ProDave said: homepod I have no idea what a homepod actually is. Or if cuddling them us discouraged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Cuddling anything connected to a power source is not recommended in a shower. It's a form of smart speaker so should be no need to actually cuddle it. Other countries manage with washing machines and hairdryers in their bathrooms without killing themselves, we are obviously a bit delicate as we have to be protected from such lethal dangers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markharro Posted November 16, 2022 Author Share Posted November 16, 2022 Actually, I think I may just have found exactly what I need - https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/SF8909AT.html?source=adwords&ad_position=&ad_id=&placement=&kw=&network=x&matchtype=&ad_type=pla&product_id=SF8909AT&product_partition_id=&campaign=shopping_excluded&version=finalurl_v3&gclid=Cj0KCQiAsdKbBhDHARIsANJ6-jdkcwWJPpdPbp34vpSIt5vrNwm1uBoRWfpm-70j4HK5Bj9iTgLu_NMaAmNMEALw_wcB Would this work? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 Yes that would work, I didn't know such a thing existed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markharro Posted November 16, 2022 Author Share Posted November 16, 2022 Ah there may be a problem - this seems to output at 5V and 2.4A and from what I have read online the Homepod needs a minimum of 9V to operate! Thats annoying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 The homepad is powered by USB C. If it won't work from a standard USB C socket, take that up with the manufacturer of the homepad. Apple have history of being non standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyT Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 Fit a box. 25mm kopex to an accessible space. pass manufacturer cable through kopex with plug in room, you haven’t fitted a socket… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 4 minutes ago, TonyT said: Fit a box. 25mm kopex to an accessible space. pass manufacturer cable through kopex with plug in room, you haven’t fitted a socket… See post #2 A customer once asked me to fit a socket in the bathroom for a washing machine. I refused. A few months later I went back and saw a washing machine sat next to the bath. He had drilled a hole in the wall, passed the flex through, put the plug back on and plugged it into a socket in an adjacent room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyT Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 Fully compliant, socket not in the bathroom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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