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Thanks guys and by the sounds of it it's not as strange as I thought. We actually need to replace our washing machine so tempted to revert to a "normal " socket as easier in the future. Is connecting and disconnecting an appliance from my "strange" socket easy, I guess it is self expanatory...

We have a fused switch like that above the work surface but below we have a point/socket below the work surface with just a hole for the lead to be fed through then connected.

Hi all, New to here and certainly no DIY expert. My question is we have what I call a strange power socket in the kitchen that is used to plug our washing machine into. When I say strange it's because the lead from the washing machine is fitted into the socket (ie plug taken off). Not come...