EU Plug & Adapter Alternative

[winston1]

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Clearly wrong.

 

[JohnW2]

Double negative to my mind (well, not a conventional double negative, but I'm sure you know what I mean!)

I would say that "Neither Henry nor Hoover are anything to do with each other." is just plain wrong. Acceptable (correct) alternatives would presumably include:

Neither Henry nor Hoover are is anything to do with the other.
and
Henry and Hoover do not have anything to do with each other.

Kind Regards, John
Edit: oversight corrected - thanks to EFLI for noticing!

 

[plugwash]

I remove and destroy these

on a regular basis

Curious as to why?

Correct, the law & regs does not forbid them, but they are not supposed to be supplied with new kit in lieu of a proper plug.

Specifically the plugs and sockets safety regulation requires most appliances (there are a bunch of exceptions/loopholes) to be supplied with a 13A plug. An approved converter plug that is fitted to the foreign plug and requires a tool to remove is an acceptable alternative. An adapter that can just be unplugged from the foreign plug is not.

I have no idea how this interacts with EU law though, especially if the item is sold and/or shipped from outside the UK.

 

[EFLImpudence]

I would say that "Neither Henry nor Hoover are anything to do with each other." is just plain wrong. Acceptable (correct) alternatives would include:

Neither Henry nor Hoover are is anything to do with the other.
and
Henry and Hoover do not have anything to do with each other.

 

[mikeey84]

No, the correct usage is either

either ***** or

or

Neither ***** nor

Fair enough

 

[Macca80]

I ordered it online but it was sent from Europe hence the EU charger. I assumed it would have a UK plug but sadly not. I've found a compatible UK charger available online but would it be possible to use a Fcu with this? It will be wall mounted so would be tidier if possible.

 

[JohnW2]

Neither Henry nor Hoover are is anything to do with the other

Agreed - I missed that.

Kind Regards, John

 

[SUNRAY]

Curious as to why?

I have found them to be unreliable.

Specifically the plugs and sockets safety regulation requires most appliances (there are a bunch of exceptions/loopholes) to be supplied with a 13A plug. An approved converter plug that is fitted to the foreign plug and requires a tool to remove is an acceptable alternative.

Correct.

An adapter that can just be unplugged from the foreign plug is not.

Debateable, basically our regs state something like [this is not supposed to be a quote from regs] - or complies with regs applicable in other member states.

Accordingly there is nothing prohibiting the fitting of Shuko [or any other member state sockets] in UK as long as they are fitted in accordance with the regs applicable to the socket, as I understand it 16A Shukos are to be installed on circuits not exceeding 16A OCD.

I have no idea how this interacts with EU law though, especially if the item is sold and/or shipped from outside the UK.

Anything purchased outside the UK is totally excluded from UK regs or law and I see no way of changing that other than banning anything that is not type approved.

 

[winston1]

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Clearly wrong.

I ordered it online but it was sent from Europe hence the EU charger. I assumed it would have a UK plug but sadly not. I've found a compatible UK charger available online but would it be possible to use a Fcu with this? It will be wall mounted so would be tidier if possible.

You should have rejected it as not suitable for use in the UK.

Why would you need a FCU? A UK compatible charger just plugs into a socket.

 

[EFLImpudence]

I've found a compatible UK charger available online but would it be possible to use a Fcu with this? It will be wall mounted so would be tidier if possible.

Why do you want an FCU?

 

[JohnW2]

Anything purchased outside the UK is totally excluded from UK regs or law and I see no way of changing that ...

Whilst the purchase is clearly outside of the scope of UK regs/law, we surely can (and do) have "regs/law" about what can (and cannot) be imported into the UK, don't we?

Kind Regards, John

 

[winston1]

Judging by the amount of stuff sold on eBay and by Amazon I can only assume we don’t or it isn’t enforced. Deliberately buying such stuff is one thing, being sold it when you expect UK plug is another.

 

[SUNRAY]

Whilst the purchase is clearly outside of the scope of UK regs/law, we surely can (and do) have "regs/law" about what can (and cannot) be imported into the UK, don't we?

Kind Regards, John

Doubt if they'd be capable of controlling personal imports.

 

[SUNRAY]

Doubt if they'd be capable of controlling personal imports.

Recently I purchased 7 Ubiquiti units, 4 from UK which all had a UK IEC lead supplied by vendor in addition to the Shuko lead in the package, and 3 from Germany, 2 had UK leads as standard [in the package] and the 3rd had no lead at all as stated in the Ubituiti specs/documents.