Adam W.
A Major Clanger
And of course, Denmark being Denmark, we have our own brand of "special" Danish sockets and plugs.
out of interest why do you need compressed air outlets in your house? or is this a lost in translation thing?but each room is also getting fibre optic junctions,"combo" mains and low current ( usb outlets ), compressed air outlets
If you buy a socket with usb output but run it off a different voltage
There can be up to 3 x 3 core cables entering and leaving a socket on a ring main in the UK. Any more than that is bad wiring. With the conventional deep back boxes there usually isn't a problem with space if the cores are properly measured and dressed. The USB option is OK since the electronics is smal, simplel and reliable and will probably last the lifetime of the socket.A couple of considerations:
Is the backbox in the wall or pattress box screwed to the wall compatible with the UK size?
Random image of dimensions, backbox is circa 74mm square for single and 133mm x 74mm for double.
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The one to which you link on Amazon has USB outlets integrated. Personally I steer clear of these as when they go wrong, you have to replace the whole thing rather than a plug in USB power adapter.
In addition, because they have the USB stuff within the socket, the bit buried in the wall is bulky. This means the backbox needs to be deep enough for it to fit. In the UK, you might have up to nine 2.5mm^2 cores entering the backbox and finding space for these and the USB gubbins is difficult on a shallow box.
that's why I said 'unless it is designed to do' in the same sentence. I.e check what you are buying works for the voltage range in your country/area.That is slightly misleading. The regulations which govern supply (or the standards to which generators abide) specify a range. The 230v is a nominal voltage only.
See here:
https://leadsdirect.co.uk/knowledge...ence-between-uk-voltage-and-european-voltage/
...check what you are buying works for the voltage range in your country/area.
I assume you are talking about twin and earth, you only find three core in two way lighting circuits normally and Ring mains are old hat, the way forward are radial circuits in either 2.5 or 4.0mm T&E.There can be up to 3 x 3 core cables entering and leaving a socket on a ring main in the UK
It would not be good if there was any major difference because we import electricity from the continent ! The one thing all electricity has in common, no mater what country you are in is that it has the potental to kill and it sounds like France has something in common with places like Thailand when it comes to electrical work, do you see this in FranceI think you are missing the point. The voltage range (i.e. the minimum and maximum) across the whole of Europe is the same.
I bought a house in France that had been "renovated" by an English chap as a holiday home. I did not notice his "friend - a qualified electrician" had put all UK sockets in. As I had been living in Austria that meant a change of plugs or all the sockets, I was on the way to moving back to the UK so went for changing the plugs to UK ones.Majority stuck to the Regs in my experience, but then I only worked on ex-pat house's and a few locals, seems I was the only person in the area that had an earth spike tester.
Septic tank Regulations all changed in 2012 when the EU told France to clean up its act and stop discharging into rivers.
Of course ! Where else would you put your washing machine?,Our bathroom had 13 amps ( socket with no earth ) available 20 cms from the hand basin and 60cms from the shower curtain, no breaker or fuse on that line at "the box". "Les regs"..they've heard of them.
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