"Dave Liquorice" wrote in message
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On Mon, 5 Jan 2004 15:37:17 -0000, R W wrote:

What's the story behind the switch from 15A to 13A sockets? Surely
15A would be more useful....?

15A was radial and generally only one socket per room. Count all the
sockets in a modern house then think about the size of the CU for that
number of MCBs...


Yes, but why switch from a 15 amp rated socket to one with a plug / fuse
rating of 13 amps, in other words, why a maximum of a 13 amp fuse and not a
maximum of 15 amp ?