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240V Male to Male Extension Lead supplied with motorised awning

Silverfox1972
A friend has had a motorised awing supplied with a BS1363 plug approximately 4m in length with an IP rated male plug at the other end, this couple to the female end which is terminated in the awning. The exposed pins are readily accessible and do not meet IP2X.

My question is just what regulations covers this?

The Consumer Safety Act 1978 under which falls the Plugs and Sockets Safety Regs 1994

Or the Health and safety at work Act, under which falls the The Electricity at Work Act and the BS7671.


Its been purchased over the internet so it doesn't necessarily fall under the HASAW

Intention is to write a letter of complaint and advise a product recall, this is lethal!
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Graeme Little

BEng (Hons) IEng MIET
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    gkenyon:
    AJJewsbury:

    Does it have any kind of permanent locking mechanism on the awning end? I just wonder if they're treating it as an installer friendly version of bare-ended flex which should be safe once installed.

       - Andy.


    Perhaps save for the case where it can only be removed with the use of a key or tool ... but:

    (a) What if it gets in the hands of a member of the public or a child?

    (b) Why put the installer at risk when couplers that meet IP2X are readily available? There are also couplers available that meet IP2X for bi-directional operation.




    I don't disagree - but the same arguments would apply to the sale of say This - and we wouldn't have any ojections to that - or indeed to someone chopping off and discarding a moulded plug. A lot depends on the context...

       - Andy.


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    gkenyon:
    AJJewsbury:

    Does it have any kind of permanent locking mechanism on the awning end? I just wonder if they're treating it as an installer friendly version of bare-ended flex which should be safe once installed.

       - Andy.


    Perhaps save for the case where it can only be removed with the use of a key or tool ... but:

    (a) What if it gets in the hands of a member of the public or a child?

    (b) Why put the installer at risk when couplers that meet IP2X are readily available? There are also couplers available that meet IP2X for bi-directional operation.




    I don't disagree - but the same arguments would apply to the sale of say This - and we wouldn't have any ojections to that - or indeed to someone chopping off and discarding a moulded plug. A lot depends on the context...

       - Andy.


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