:::Jerry:::: wrote:

Yes, of course, but if the circuit is a radial that's also protected
by a suitable MCB, in fact if it was a radial you would only need a
CU and not a FCU.

But then your radial may be limited to supplying only one appliance...

The FCU buys you nothing really. A socket mounted flush to the wall will
take far less space than the normal hoses etc. that poke out the back of
most appliances so that is a bit of a non issue.

No you can't, unless you have a plug and socket taking up space in a
cupboard, and what if there isn't a cupboard near - what do you do
when you have three appliances in a row, only the two end units are
next to any possible cupboard.

The lead on the appliance will be plenty long enough to reach round
(most have 1.8m leads as a minimum) the appliance to the left or right.
Failing that, mount the socket on the wall behind it.

The point was about bare cable being left sticking out of moulded
plugs that have been cut off appliance leads (which is impossible to

That is not a particular fault of moulded plugs as such, cut any plug
off and you have the same situation. It is only a real problem if you
then strip the ends of the stub of wire poking out of the plug and
actually plug it in. Why would you?

remove, unlike those that can be split), your comment about badly
wired plugs was irrelevant.

Not really, because the compulsory intrduction of pre-fitted plugs on
new equipment (moulded or otherwise) did result is a big decrease in
accidents with appliances.

The moulded ones are also better/safer in some circumstances due to
their much more effective cord grip. The gain from that is far more
likely to prevent an accident than the potential risk posed by someone
plugging in a detached plug.


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Cheers,

John.

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