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IEC connector under a bath.

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I presume an IP rated 10/250  IE C320-1 trailing socket plugged into a panel socket on a control panel under a bath in a domestic bathroom is acceptable, because it is classed as a connector rather than a plug and socket?


I am pretty confident that is acceptable, it’s the other end of the flex I am concerned about, but just want to double check this end is okay.


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    There are many reasons why it may be necessary to remove and discard a moulded plug, or replace a flexible cable with a moulded plug.


    Anyone doing so can remove the hazard by both removing the fuse, and twisting the live conductor pins - and also, if plastic, deforming the dummy earth pin.


    I always do this myself.


    A replacement appliance cable with bare ends at the appliance end, and a moulded plug still represents a hazard in the wrong hands, but many appliance manufacturers and electrical/electronic suppliers keep these in as standard, and they are available to members of the public, e.g. https://cpc.farnell.com/pro-elec/pe01017/lead-uk-plug-bare-end-5m/dp/PL13280


    However, I can see no reason to put people at undue risk by packaging a cut-off moulded plug, still with the fuse in and unmutilated as I described above - that is atrocious!
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    There are many reasons why it may be necessary to remove and discard a moulded plug, or replace a flexible cable with a moulded plug.


    Anyone doing so can remove the hazard by both removing the fuse, and twisting the live conductor pins - and also, if plastic, deforming the dummy earth pin.


    I always do this myself.


    A replacement appliance cable with bare ends at the appliance end, and a moulded plug still represents a hazard in the wrong hands, but many appliance manufacturers and electrical/electronic suppliers keep these in as standard, and they are available to members of the public, e.g. https://cpc.farnell.com/pro-elec/pe01017/lead-uk-plug-bare-end-5m/dp/PL13280


    However, I can see no reason to put people at undue risk by packaging a cut-off moulded plug, still with the fuse in and unmutilated as I described above - that is atrocious!
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