"Mike" wrote in message
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I'm not insisting, BS7671 is insisting. As we're all meant to be
working to that standard what are you getting at me for?
A fan is a fixed appliance, a fixed appliance needs an isolator. How
clearer do you want it?


One question though - how come a lightbulb isn't a fixed appliance ?


Because it is simple to un-plug it from its holder. A fixed appliance is
one which is connected directly to a supply source with connections that
need a tool to be able to remove it. In this case, your hand is not classed
as a tool.