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On 31/12/2011 19:51, jgharston wrote:
Old Codger wrote:
Even then that cable should be
fixed to the wall at the specified intervals between the two sockets to
comply with the regulations.


and requires strain relief. What's stopping the cable coming out of
the
socket other than the terminal screws?


Proper fixing to the wall. This should include a fixing close to the
output from the socket (backbox) which would stop any possibility of the
cable being caught and yanked out of the connections.


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