Adding a plug from a light circuit
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There is an in-line cable switch where the cable emerges from the bracket for isolation/replacement.Crafty said:
As with any wall mounted object - shelf, wall light etc - it's there until the next time we decorate the room. When that is of course depends if you ask me or the other half
stevesey said:
sounds like too much hassle for all that carry on (do they still do 14")
as most appliances ie tv's come with a sealed plug top on them does that not invalidate the warranty if it is cut off?
Hassle? Chase cable, modify and fit wall bracket, fit FCU, wire - an easy job.
TV was well out of warranty before it went on the wall (not that that would have stopped me).
Cutting off plugs is a whole different issue - I seem to remember a debate here a while back - particularly in reference to kitchen appliances where you need to cut the plug off to thread cable through units/worktops etc.
TV was well out of warranty before it went on the wall (not that that would have stopped me).
Cutting off plugs is a whole different issue - I seem to remember a debate here a while back - particularly in reference to kitchen appliances where you need to cut the plug off to thread cable through units/worktops etc.
eddie current said:
You used to be able to buy adaptors to do just that
This toaster also plugs straight into the lighting circuit
It does me proud every morning, but you have to turn the toast round half way through
Or drying tea towels perhaps 
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You beat me to this one.
You beat me to this one.
where did you find those lol?
the antiques roadshow?
it was probably 15th edition when they made those things!!
the antiques roadshow?
it was probably 15th edition when they made those things!!
eddie current said:
Some of the members of this forum trained under the 15th edition
The toaster is slightly earlier.
(About the time of the 5th edition
)When electricity was first introduced into the domestic environment it was primarily for lighting. However, as it became a viable alternative to other means of heating and also the development of labour saving appliances, a means of connection to the supply other than via a light socket was required. In the 1920s, the two-prong plug made its appearance.
At that time, some electricity companies operated a split tariff system where the cost of electricity for lighting was lower than that for other purposes, which led to low wattage appliances (e.g. vacuum cleaners, hair dryers, etc.) being connected to the light fitting. The picture shows a 1909 electric toaster with a lightbulb socket plug.
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eddie current said:
Ahem. I trained under the 15th. It was only 1981, you know....[/i]
Crafty said:Toaster? or death trap??
Not sure where I heard it, but to repeat a comment someone once made to me...it uses one of the methods of protection against direct contact that BS7671 doesn't recognise "left looking so obviously dodgy that no one of sane mind would touch it, so its actually reasonably safe!"
By my reckoning, that leaves half the posters on here in mortal danger....
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