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Installing a French electrical socket in a UK house?

Lisa Miles
Hi all


I've recently seen in one of the Facebook groups I'm a member of, someone asking for advice on installing a french electrical outlet in his home in the UK.


I'm guessing that it's because he has some European plugged equipment that he wants to be able to plug in without using some form of adaptor, because he says it "reverses the polarity".


Is this safe? Or even allowed? ?
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    I'd agree there is little need, but that is not the same as no need, and much as you do not I suspect throw away all your 13A plugged appliances when going on holiday, families that have have members in more than one country (and I do not mean Wales...), will meet up and at some point someone's favourite thing will need to be powered - its not laptops, its things like hair curlers, or straighteners, or that funny shaver thing I dare not ask about that lives in the bathroom, and the smoothie maker (really ?) all of which have captive cables that drive all this. Now I agree, if moving country permanently, you'd cut and change the plug, but really it is not worth it for a few weeks in the school summer hols.

    A legitimate route that did not involve nasty adaptors would be good, and places like airports and associated hotels for folk travelling through to another place could do with a good way of providing a sprinkling of sockets for both civilized voltages and perhaps the USA/Canada derivatives.

    The fact that there is a thriving marked for the adaptors, suggests the problem is not well addressed.

    Mike
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    I'd agree there is little need, but that is not the same as no need, and much as you do not I suspect throw away all your 13A plugged appliances when going on holiday, families that have have members in more than one country (and I do not mean Wales...), will meet up and at some point someone's favourite thing will need to be powered - its not laptops, its things like hair curlers, or straighteners, or that funny shaver thing I dare not ask about that lives in the bathroom, and the smoothie maker (really ?) all of which have captive cables that drive all this. Now I agree, if moving country permanently, you'd cut and change the plug, but really it is not worth it for a few weeks in the school summer hols.

    A legitimate route that did not involve nasty adaptors would be good, and places like airports and associated hotels for folk travelling through to another place could do with a good way of providing a sprinkling of sockets for both civilized voltages and perhaps the USA/Canada derivatives.

    The fact that there is a thriving marked for the adaptors, suggests the problem is not well addressed.

    Mike
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