Sorry - I wasn't trying to be confrontational, except insofar as disagreeing with someone, and expressing that disagreement is bound to be "confrontational" to some extent.
I know you didn't suggest someone moving here from France should do that, but you did advocate that someone moving to France should wire their property there according to our regulations, and I wondered how you would view things from the reverse perspective. Seriously - what would your opinion be of an American who advised someoe moving here to fit sockets in his bathroom, arguing that "English regulations do not permit it, but that makes no sense - ours do, so do what ours say"?
France is a civilised, sovereign nation, and does have laws and regulations. And this is what you think of them:
"I must say that if you wire the house to French regulations, then you may as well sell your soul to the devil."
"French and electrical regulations do not generally meet anywhere near common sense."
(And ours do??)
Now - I admit I don't know what force of law French electrical regulations have, and I accept that you may well do.
But do our sockets and plugs comply to French standards for such items? And even if they do comply, are they actually certified, and do they carry any conformity markings (e.g. the French equivalent of a kitemark, if there is such a thing, and if it's required)?
Do French wiring regulations recognise the validity of a ring-final circuit, or do they say "2.5mm, 30A, NO"?
I just maintain that it is generally not a good idea to advise people in another country to do things which may contravene their local rules on the grounds that our regulations are superior, and therefore must be OK to use there.
I know you didn't suggest someone moving here from France should do that, but you did advocate that someone moving to France should wire their property there according to our regulations, and I wondered how you would view things from the reverse perspective. Seriously - what would your opinion be of an American who advised someoe moving here to fit sockets in his bathroom, arguing that "English regulations do not permit it, but that makes no sense - ours do, so do what ours say"?
France is a civilised, sovereign nation, and does have laws and regulations. And this is what you think of them:
"I must say that if you wire the house to French regulations, then you may as well sell your soul to the devil."
"French and electrical regulations do not generally meet anywhere near common sense."
(And ours do??)
Now - I admit I don't know what force of law French electrical regulations have, and I accept that you may well do.
But do our sockets and plugs comply to French standards for such items? And even if they do comply, are they actually certified, and do they carry any conformity markings (e.g. the French equivalent of a kitemark, if there is such a thing, and if it's required)?
Do French wiring regulations recognise the validity of a ring-final circuit, or do they say "2.5mm, 30A, NO"?
I just maintain that it is generally not a good idea to advise people in another country to do things which may contravene their local rules on the grounds that our regulations are superior, and therefore must be OK to use there.