Bottom line, what are you trying to achieve?
answer?
That all RGI installers must be Part P registered to do their own electrical work.
Simple.
what about commercial ones?
You can change like for like.
Or just stick a plug on the end.
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Fixed equipment must be wired to a FCU (BS7671)
Manufactures instructions also denote fixed equipment MUST be wired to a DOUBLE POLE Fused Connection Unit. How does a plug top possibly comply?????
A plug is fine, now who should read the regs.
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1) You because you are wrong!
Sorry Vic doitall is not wrong, you are
a few points to note
1 connection via an unswitched socket is perfectly acceptable
2 MI's take preference over BS standards anyway (its called passing the buck)
Manufactures instructions also denote fixed equipment MUST be wired to a DOUBLE POLE Fused Connection Unit. How does a plug top possibly comply?????
3 how does a DOUBLE POLE socket outlet not comply?
now don't tell me you didn't know you could get them
Matt