Earths and smart sockets.

[ericmark]

Just watched a Big Clive YouTube where he looks at why a socket was subject to recall.

It seems due to earth one left and right of a double socket not being interconnected.

He says electricians would test, however not sure I would have done. I am so use to sockets with two earth connections, connected I am not sure I would test, and would likely only use one, meaning one socket not earthed.

I would plug in the loop impedance meter, but likely only in one socket, so if in the earthed socket unlikely I would have any clue as to fault.

So what does the team think? After seeing it yes would test, but I have only just seen recall. It was TPC socket I think, but that is not the point, who tests both sockets on a double socket install?

 

[RandomGrinch]

From May '22 if anyone is interested.
Definitely a flawed design...

 

[Murdochcat]

Cheap imported TAT

 

[ericmark]

I give full Mark's to TCP that they have issued a recall. The problem is who reads the recall.

As you say May 2022, so 18 months before I found out. OK I did not buy one, I have decided better when one can to use plug in stuff so if it goes wrong easy to replace.

But in real terms most smart devices are imported.