Why do shaver sockets accommodate round pin plugs in the 115V outlet when countries with 100V to 120V mains supplies use type A plugs with flat pins? Is there a country somewhere with a 100V to 120V mains supply that just so happens to use shavers with round pin plugs?
After some debate I have left a domestic sewage pump alarm plugged into a shaver socket, because it is American with a two flat prong plug.
The manufacturer assured me that I could just connect it to a UK 230 volt supply and all would be okay, when I tried it it was not at all happy, so it ended up on the shaver socket, bear in mind though some have a higher current rating than others.
The alarm has now outlasted the original pump and done its job on a number of occasions.
After some debate I have left a domestic sewage pump alarm plugged into a shaver socket, because it is American with a two flat prong plug.
The manufacturer assured me that I could just connect it to a UK 230 volt supply and all would be okay, when I tried it it was not at all happy, so it ended up on the shaver socket, bear in mind though some have a higher current rating than others.
The alarm has now outlasted the original pump and done its job on a number of occasions.
