Unswitched Wall sockets?

Tried Wilko's or Homebase?

On or around Fri, 04 Nov 2005 23:17:07 GMT, EricP mused:

More like not compliant with the regs if you are using them without any remote isolators.

Good, you sound like you shouldn't be allowed them.

Don't have that problem here, fortunately. ;)

What like:

Recalibrate the people?

I wanted some cheap trade packs, to do the whole house. Mine are 1978 vintage and the contacts in some are showing their age.

Toolstation do the switched ones at a good price, but I did want unswitched.

Cheers :))

I thought of using a heavy spanner but they move too fast. :)

There is no regulatory requirement for the switch on a socket outlet. They were required back in the days when some areas had DC supplies, and have become an expected fashion accessory ever since.

A plug and socket coupling is acceptable as an isolator where the regs require the use of an isolator. The switch on a socket outlet should never be regarded as an isolator (you can't tell by looking at it if it switches both poles or not, which an isolator is required to do).

On or around 05 Nov 2005 08:23:54 GMT, snipped-for-privacy@cucumber.demon.co.uk (Andrew Gabriel) mused:

When I say isolator, I mean functional switch. ;) ISTR a thread on this very group saying something along the lines of sockets without switches are against the regs unless used with other switching\isolation, I could be mistaken though.....

You can't take them with you Eric.

One can try :)

Functional switching will most often be provided in the appliance plugged into the socket - I am not aware of any requirement to provide it at the socket.

I think the time that sockets become dodgy as a sole form of isolation is when they are not readily reachable, such as those installed under a worktop in a kitchen for feeding a washing machine / dryer etc. Then you need additional *isolation* switching to allow disconnection in an emergency without having to pull the appliance out to get to its socket.

good for you anyone who decides to prod things in a socket isn't reall

going to be missed why should we suffer for the dumb people, the wa building regs are going we will be bubble-wraping all corners nex

-- vonryan

My local B&Q Warehouse was showing no sign of running out today. They had plenty of MK and no-name single and double unswitched sockets.

You mean dumb people such as those who provide no context or grammar for their postings?