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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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    Curiously 511.1 seems to be a little at odds with 133.1 - the latter seems to accept an 'an apprioriate standard of another country' without any special declarations.


    In the case of something intended to accept a French plug, it would seem that a French socket would be safer on just about every count than a BS 1363 one.

       - Andy.
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    Curiously 511.1 seems to be a little at odds with 133.1 - the latter seems to accept an 'an apprioriate standard of another country' without any special declarations.


    In the case of something intended to accept a French plug, it would seem that a French socket would be safer on just about every count than a BS 1363 one.

       - Andy.
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