When was the last time you bought an electrical item with no plug attached?

No hardship. I'm just bloody curious. In this day and age you buy a Zanussi cooker hood about to whack it up and there's no plug on the end.

Posted By: harry boulders on April 5th 2016 at 11:31:04

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When was the last time you bought an electrical item with no plug attached? (General Chat) - harry boulders, Apr 5, 11:31:04
- In the US all high current items such as (General Chat) - usacanary, Apr 5, 13:55:18
- just shove the wires into a socket with matchsticks i think the green one goes in the top (General Chat) - Tombs, Apr 5, 12:51:48
  - or the red one (General Chat) - Tombs, Apr 5, 12:53:38
    - And rubber gloves. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Apr 5, 12:57:37
      - good idea yes, can't be too careful (General Chat) - Tombs, Apr 5, 13:03:22
- probably intended to be wired into a switch (n/m) (General Chat) - watfordcanary, Apr 5, 12:02:15
- Artesian Husk Coffee Maker (n/m) (General Chat) - Pit, Apr 5, 11:48:53
- in the UK? 1991 - Fitted plug legislation came in to make it compulsory (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Apr 5, 11:44:40
  - Is that right, cheers, I'll fire off an e-mail. (n/m) (General Chat) - harry boulders, Apr 5, 12:01:49
    - No. It needs to be wired into an isolation switch. Standard building regs. (General Chat) - Pit, Apr 5, 12:04:04
      - Nothing wrong with either way (General Chat) - Mickdundee, Apr 5, 13:57:03
      - 30 Amp if cooker? (n/m) (General Chat) - admckechnie, Apr 5, 12:14:51
        
        think so. hood slightly less (n/m) (General Chat) - Pit, Apr 5, 12:20:01
      - Strange, my old one was. (n/m) (General Chat) - harry boulders, Apr 5, 12:14:08
        
        regs change though. Cooker and Hoods now all wired in to isolation switch (n/m) (General Chat) - Pit, Apr 5, 12:19:50
        
        It says in the book (General Chat) - harry boulders, Apr 5, 12:27:24
        
        needs to double pole switch with a mininum contact gap of 3mm (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Apr 5, 13:29:25
        
        I blame the EU. (General Chat) - bird table, Apr 5, 13:33:36
        
        *be (n/m) (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Apr 5, 13:30:17
        
        Well thats a normal plug then with a 3am fuse. (General Chat) - Pit, Apr 5, 12:38:59
        
        Thanks all for your help. (n/m) (General Chat) - harry boulders, Apr 5, 12:41:42
  - You know lots about fitted plugs (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Apr 5, 11:53:08
    - and the law... (n/m) (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Apr 5, 12:22:42
- A torch (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Apr 5, 11:42:17

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