Can someone explain this regulation to me. Is this why we don’t fuse 16amp plug sockets?
The only reason that 13 A UK plugs are fused, is to protect the appliance lead from overload or fault current when the socket-outlet is supplied by a 30 A or 32 A ring final circuit.
When supplied from a circuit protected by a 20 A (or less) fuse or circuit breaker, appliance leads of 0.75 sq mm or larger do not require a fused plug.
This is why other EU countries (in fact most other countries full stop) don't have fused plugs.
Can someone explain this regulation to me. Is this why we don’t fuse 16amp plug sockets?
The only reason that 13 A UK plugs are fused, is to protect the appliance lead from overload or fault current when the socket-outlet is supplied by a 30 A or 32 A ring final circuit.
When supplied from a circuit protected by a 20 A (or less) fuse or circuit breaker, appliance leads of 0.75 sq mm or larger do not require a fused plug.
This is why other EU countries (in fact most other countries full stop) don't have fused plugs.
