What's this electrical socket called

[Chas72]

Nice simple one - what's the name of the socket to plug this into?

It's a flat faced socket with a small hole in the middle to get the wire below thru.

It's to plug in a radiator dual Fuel kit.

Thanks!

 

[Spark123]

I think you mean a flex outlet plate

 

[Chas72]

That's the one! cheers Sparks.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

I think a fused connection unit would be MUCH better...

 

[flyingsparks]

Not neccessarily BAS........

 

[sparkydude]

Especially not in a bathroom BAS

 

[sparkyspike]

You can get flex outlet plates with a small hole on the bottom edge of the plate, which will be better in a bathroom. Do you have a switch or fcu outside? Assuming of course that we're talking about a bathroom.

 

[Chas72]

Yep, it's for a bathroom, thinking of something along the lines of a MK Flex Outlet Front Plate

and a 5 amp switch outside, next to the extractor isolator.

Will be getting a qualified sparks to do the second fix of course

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Not neccessarily BAS........

It's necessarily MUCH better than a flex outlet plate directly onto a socket circuit, which is what could easily be done by someone who knows so little that he thinks he wants a socket to plug into...

Especially not in a bathroom BAS

Depends on where it is.

Do you have a switch or fcu outside?

a 5 amp switch outside

So not an FCU.

What circuit will it be on, and what is the rating of its protective device?

Will be getting a qualified sparks to do the second fix of course

Better hope he's entirely happy with your first fix if you're expecting him to lie to say he did it...

 

[RF Lighting]

I've got mine connected to an FCU inside the bathroom.....

 

[Chas72]

Not neccessarily BAS........

It's necessarily MUCH better than a flex outlet plate directly onto a socket circuit, which is what could easily be done by someone who knows so little that he thinks he wants a socket to plug into...

On rant-mode this evening B-A-S?

The purpose of this thread was to give me some additional information before speaking to my electrician about sourcing the required parts. He will no doubt advise that I need a Fused Connection Unit to go with the Flex Outlet Plate and not socket as I said earlier.

 

[RF Lighting]

Surely it would have been much easier to just ask your electrician which would be most suitable for your individual installation??

 

[Chas72]

Probably, but I would have embarrassed myself calling it a socket

 

[sparkyspike]

You should know better than to come onto this forum with a reasonable, simple question and expect a simple answer!

I think you mean a flex outlet plate

 

[ban-all-sheds]

I've got mine connected to an FCU inside the bathroom.....

Me too.

The FCU was in Zone 3 when I installed it.

On rant-mode this evening B-A-S?

The purpose of this thread was to give me some additional information before speaking to my electrician about sourcing the required parts. He will no doubt advise that I need a Fused Connection Unit to go with the Flex Outlet Plate and not socket as I said earlier.

Be fair - I didn't have a go at you or make fun of you, but at the time you'd said nothing about an electrician. There's nothing wrong with not knowing a particular subject - there are hundreds of areas where I know so little that I could easily make myself look a tw@ by misusing terms or making erroneous assumptions, and the same goes for everyone here.

I was just pointing out to flyingsparks why I'd said what I did...