Harry Bloomfield wrote:

The plug and the socket are both called IEC and so far as I am aware,
the kettle version is identical/interchangeable with the PC version -
other than the length of lead and the 13amp plug fuse rating.

Er... No.

An IEC lead intended for a PC won't fit into a kettle. The on-kettle
receptacle has a lump of plastic in the way - and requires the IEC
kettle lead variant which is notched.

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Adrian C