BS1363 plugs do not have CE marking.
Any that do are dangerous fakes.
Burnt Out 13-Amp Plug
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Any that do are dangerous fakes.
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I was trying to work out why they should have a CE mark.
Well, the UK used to be in the EU, so there then might have been a requirement for them to be be compliant with all sorts of EU regulations as well as BS1363, mightn't there?
Goodness knows what the situation is now
Having said all that, I'm by no means sure that they do have CE mark, do they?
Kind Regards, John
I've just looked at a random selection and done of mine are CE marked but the bit of card on 2 new plugs are.Well, the UK used to be in the EU, so there then might have been a requirement for them to be be compliant with all sorts of EU regulations as well as BS1363, mightn't there?
Goodness knows what the situation is now
Having said all that, I'm by no means sure that they do have CE mark, do they?
Kind Regards, John
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I have to say that it's not something I've ever thought about but, having just looked at a few, I see no CE marks. Wallwarts do, of course, have them.
Kind Regards, John
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Wikipedia says: "There is no European Union regulation of domestic mains plugs and sockets; the Low Voltage Directive specifically excludes domestic plugs and sockets. EU countries each have their own regulations and national standards and CE marking is neither applicable nor permitted on plugs and sockets. Despite this CE Marking is sometimes fraudulently used, especially on universal sockets."
A long time ago, one of my colleagues in the Electricity industry was in an EU working party looking at a standard plug and socket system.
One of the requirements given was that it should not be any of the plugs currently used (because it would give an advantage to the country/ies using it and annoy all the others).
One of the requirements given was that it should not be any of the plugs currently used (because it would give an advantage to the country/ies using it and annoy all the others).
... not to mention, of course, that UK wiring practices are such that plugs/sockets which suited the UK system would not be appropriate elsewhere in the EU, or vice versa.
I suppose that particular problem has now gone away as far as the EU is concerned
Kind Regards, John
Why do you think that a UK 13a plug/socket that is perfectly appropriate on 16 or 20a radial in the UK would not be appropriate on such a radial (which is the norm) in Europe?
Well, the UK used to be in the EU, so there then might have been a requirement for them to be be compliant with all sorts of EU regulations as well as BS1363, mightn't there?
Goodness knows what the situation is now
Nothing has changed yet and won’t till the end of the year at least.
If the EU was, today, planning a plug and socket system to be used throughout the EU, I see no reason why they would take into account countries outside the EU, which will not have representatives in the working group.
It would obviously 'be OK' (for loads ≤13A) but I doubt that they would consider it 'appropriate' to have a plug with a (at most) 13A fuse in it on a circuit protected by a 16A OPD.
Aren't you one of those who criticises people who add 'unnecessary' 3A fuses to 6A circuits?
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One of my regular calls is to a factory which uses infra red heaters (3kw) plugged in to 13 amp sockets, pays for my wine
I was in the EU three times today. It's a wonder I didn't get CE marked.
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