Electrical socket under sink for the dishwasher

[Thisischocolate]

Surely this is illegal and dangerous?

The house we bought has a double socket to connect the dishwasher located under the sink and next to all drainage pipes.

It also looks to me like the original pipe work looks corroded and should be replaced?

sockets have to be a minimum distance from water sources

So, under a bathroom sink that's in a unit would be fine? Same distance from the tap.

(I do understand that the risk is also of the "straighten your hair in the bath and drop the straighteners in" variety)

[quote movingonup201]@wowfudge no need to get bolshy with me I'm just asking why the risk is ok in one area but not the other if it will fuse either way. It's not my post, I don't have a socket by the pipework, my dishwasher is hardwired behind a wooden barrier with an isolator switch above the worktop, as was my previous one, I presumed this was standard and was surprised to see the Op's photo. [/quote]
I haven't been bolshy, you've read that in yourself!

Yes I mistook you for the OP, but bloody hell.

A bathroom socket means something will be plugged into it that’s moveable. Eg hairdryer. In a kitchen there are sockets everywhere but they must be 600mm away from the tap. The under sink cupboard complied with this. You won’t keep on unplugging the dishwasher! So keep it plugged in. Better still, get it hard wired! No arguments then.

@SoupDragon

sockets have to be a minimum distance from water sources

So, under a bathroom sink that's in a unit would be fine? Same distance from the tap.

I'm not an expert but I think what you would use a socket for also comes into play. I've seen washing machines wired in in bathrooms in the UK.

I looked into some of these things when we had the bathroom redone at our old house, but mainly at the requirements for light fittings.

First fundamental rule of thumb - get electrical sources as far away as possible from water sources. The OP picture(s) look highly dangerous to me. That's why the electrical regulations have "minimum" distance rules. A water pipe is of course, a "watery" source. Guess those who disagree have never heard of "burst pipes".

Again, bathrooms have no electrical sockets because they are exposed to the danger of water. Even the (ceiling) light has no switch plate on the wall - your wet hands might get into contact with the electricity - and therefore, a corded pull switch is used instead. As for shaver sockets, they are specially designed to be used in bathrooms and are of low voltage.

It’s not water pipes that count. It’s taps. Where the water comes out. Leaks don’t normally fill up a cupboard under a sink. Again, just get the dishwasher hard wired! It’s hardly a massive job.