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our home does not have a soil pipe the downstairs toilet connects to the lateral sewer and the bath and sinks all go into an outside drain which goes into the same sewer. Does the regulation actually say every home must have a soil pipe? I don't see it written anywhere and there seems to be a...

Its not about the current rating. That is not the issue I'm concerned about. I just want to understand the reason certain appliances need to be hard wired even though theyre less than 13 amps. I can understand that ovens that draw more cannot be plugged in but thats for obvious reasons. Its...

It is much less than 13 amps

why can a washing machine or oven be plugged in then? i dont think split ACs were considered when they came up with the rules because even now in the UK AC are not common. 20-30 years ago it would have only been used in comercial premises where it would be hard wired.

To be honest I dont want agreement or disagreement. I need to know what the law or regulations say

no its not HMO its my own home. Theres different answers all over the internet its hard to know what to believe

Split AC or perhaps even a boiler

so where does this rule that you cant plug a fixed appliance into the wall socket come from?

thats my understanding. Its not easy to find out because different people say different things.

i added an external AC and this has opened up can of worms. Theyre saying it cant be plugged in to socket. But it cant be wired back to the fuse box since its too old. And they wont replace the fuse box without rewiring entire house. Its ridiculous

i think the house is about 60 years old?

its building regulations. its not optional

The problem is the test does not take all the factors into account. The risk of fire depends on what you're plugging in. A phone charger is not going to draw enough current to cause the wires in your walls to melt is it. About 50% of the sockets in my house arent even used at all in which case...

but wouldnt the EICR test expose problems too? what if they do the test and it fails. that means you would now be on the radar and could be prosecuted. whereas if you left it as it is, nobody would bother you.

ive been reading about fixed appliances not being allowed to be plugged into a 13amp socke but must be hard wired. There seems to be opposing views. where is the regulation for this? does this apply to boilers or split AC units? why cant they be plugged in if the current is less than 13amp...