And many trailing extension sockets have 'keyholes' on the back so that you can hang them on a couple of screws. What does that make them? Are they 'fixed equipment' when so hung, but Part P exempt when you unhook them?
What a load of bollox the whole thing is!
On Fri, 13 Jul 2007 19:04:36 +0100, "Roger Mills" mused:
No, they are trailing sockets with keyhole slots in the back.
Yeah, pretty much.
So how is "fixed" defined?
The only difference between this scenario and mounting a surface box and socket on the wall - with a cable with a 13A plug on the other end is that you can unhook it without getting inside the box.
So, if I cut some keyhole slots in the back of a surface-mount box so that it can be unhooked without getting inside, does it then become exempt from Part P?
Quite so, and I have conciously decided to do what most people are likely doing by default; ignore the entire farrago.
On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 09:26:48 +0100, "Roger Mills" mused:
No, the difference is one is a trailing socket with keyhole slots in it, the other is a piece of fixed equipment with some hoiles in the back of it which would probably cause me to fail it in the course of the test and inspection due to incorrect\loose fixings and not being fit for purpose due to the possible breach of the IP rating of the unit.
No. It's designed, produced and sold as a piece of fixed equipment, end of.
Just give it a rest, you're worse than me!
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