The Natural Philosopher wrote:

On 01/03/17 08:55, Tim Lamb wrote:
I'm not sure if you can purchase an unswitched 13 Amp socket these days

Don't be silly


http://www.screwfix.com/p/crabtree-1...d-socket/80093
etc.

I don't think that the existence of unswitched sockets is evidence
either way as to whether it is appropriate to routinely put in and take
out a plug from a live socket. The most common use is as a demountable
permanent connection to an appliance fed from a separate isolating
switch.

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Roger Hayter