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OlympusMons:
Sparkingchip:
A shaver socket gets an infographic and a label which spoils it sleek design when it is going to be installed in a swish bathroom, but the it seems 13-amp EV sockets need to remain unblemished even though they are intended to be installed on a wall outside or within a garage and in the majority of installations are going to be covered with a lid to get the required IP rating; and labelling on the front of a USB charger built into a 13-amp plug socket is obligatory.
There must also be a label adjacent or on the front face stating "suitable for electric vehicle charging", 722.55.101.0.201.1 (I)
I asked for one in my local merchant and they said never heard of it but can get one printed up, at a price.
It is not clear from the reg that using a sharpie and writing EV on the back of the faceplate of a normal bs1363-2 would not comply.
OlympusMons:
Sparkingchip:
A shaver socket gets an infographic and a label which spoils it sleek design when it is going to be installed in a swish bathroom, but the it seems 13-amp EV sockets need to remain unblemished even though they are intended to be installed on a wall outside or within a garage and in the majority of installations are going to be covered with a lid to get the required IP rating; and labelling on the front of a USB charger built into a 13-amp plug socket is obligatory.
There must also be a label adjacent or on the front face stating "suitable for electric vehicle charging", 722.55.101.0.201.1 (I)
I asked for one in my local merchant and they said never heard of it but can get one printed up, at a price.
It is not clear from the reg that using a sharpie and writing EV on the back of the faceplate of a normal bs1363-2 would not comply.
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