On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 00:15:31 -0000, "Mike" strung
together this:

Switches go in the LIVE side.

So why do we have to spend a fortune on two pole cooker, fan and everything
else other than lighting switches ?

That should really read;

All single pole switches should go in the live (phase) conductor only.

In answer to your query, all fixed equipment requires double pole
isolation. Lightswitches are for functional switching and single pole
switching should be in the live (phase) conductor *ONLY*.
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SJW
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