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We are meant to question...... where they can easily be seen is a sensible option.
Get a few old mk single sockets off eBay as above and problem solved
On a different note, is there any benefit in asking for the replacements to be flex outlets as they are fixed appliances which don't really get moved rather than plug and sockets?
and a cooker outlet plate would not fail with only 10 -11 amps going through it's 40A terminals.If you have fused spurs above the work top then flex outlets make perfect sense ....
That's why I said old mk. Have you tried their new split boards? I was adding a cooker circuit into one already installed to find 4 of the screws in the neutral bar had sheared when the original installer had fitted it, the breakers don't sit straight and the screws in the lid barely line up. So disappointingDefinitely don't think new mk are any good.
3 G switch last week, unable to do up 6 of the screws..... Off shore manufactured carp
That's why I said old mk. Have you tried their new split boards? I was adding a cooker circuit into one already installed to find 4 of the screws in the neutral bar had sheared when the original installer had fitted it, the breakers don't sit straight and the screws in the lid barely line up. So disappointing
I don't use them but I'll have to keep an eye out for the next new one I see! Seems to be quite a few brands can't make it work, poor build quality reallyHe should of use a torque screwdriver, and he wouldn't of had that problem
Incidentally, MK reckon they've cured their wonky mcb's etc with their latest A3 CU's!
I don't use them but I'll have to keep an eye out for the next new one I see! Seems to be quite a few brands can't make it work, poor build quality really
MK quality has really gone down hill the last couple of years, lots of jammed terminal screws in the back and things just seem a lot looser than they once were.Definitely don't think new mk are any good.
3 G switch last week, unable to do up 6 of the screws..... Off shore manufactured carp
That was my job, was a washing machine that was used sometimes twice a day and always left plugged in. replaced the socket with a Hager and they have had no issues since.We get enquiries about burned plugs and/or sockets quite regularly, here's another from a few weeks ago
One of my theories was/still is if appliances don't get unplugged once in a while the plug pins and receptors in the socket get tarnished which makes them higher resistance causing heat which then makes the receptors lose tension, in turn causing arcing.
If a plug is removed from time to time it wipes clean the brass contact areas on the pins and in the socket making it more reliable.
All of this suggests that putting the sockets for high-power appliances above the work surface where they can easily be seen is a sensible option.
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