Clearly wrong.
EU Plug & Adapter Alternative
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I would say that "Neither Henry nor Hoover are anything to do with each other." is just plain wrong. Acceptable (correct) alternatives would presumably include:
Neither Henry nor Hoover
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Henry and Hoover do not have anything to do with each other.
Kind Regards, John
Edit: oversight corrected - thanks to EFLI for noticing!
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Curious as to why?I remove and destroy theseon a regular basis
Specifically the plugs and sockets safety regulation requires most appliances (there are a bunch of exceptions/loopholes) to be supplied with a 13A plug. An approved converter plug that is fitted to the foreign plug and requires a tool to remove is an acceptable alternative. An adapter that can just be unplugged from the foreign plug is not.
I have no idea how this interacts with EU law though, especially if the item is sold and/or shipped from outside the UK.
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Fair enough
I ordered it online but it was sent from Europe hence the EU charger. I assumed it would have a UK plug but sadly not. I've found a compatible UK charger available online but would it be possible to use a Fcu with this? It will be wall mounted so would be tidier if possible.
I have found them to be unreliable.
Correct.
Debateable, basically our regs state something like [this is not supposed to be a quote from regs] - or complies with regs applicable in other member states.
Accordingly there is nothing prohibiting the fitting of Shuko [or any other member state sockets] in UK as long as they are fitted in accordance with the regs applicable to the socket, as I understand it 16A Shukos are to be installed on circuits not exceeding 16A OCD.
Anything purchased outside the UK is totally excluded from UK regs or law and I see no way of changing that other than banning anything that is not type approved.
Clearly wrong.
You should have rejected it as not suitable for use in the UK.
Why would you need a FCU? A UK compatible charger just plugs into a socket.
Why do you want an FCU?
Whilst the purchase is clearly outside of the scope of UK regs/law, we surely can (and do) have "regs/law" about what can (and cannot) be imported into the UK, don't we?
Kind Regards, John
Doubt if they'd be capable of controlling personal imports.
Recently I purchased 7 Ubiquiti units, 4 from UK which all had a UK IEC lead supplied by vendor in addition to the Shuko lead in the package, and 3 from Germany, 2 had UK leads as standard [in the package] and the 3rd had no lead at all as stated in the Ubituiti specs/documents.
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