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2 prongs??

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  • 16-01-2011 6:39pm
    #1
    pinwheel
    Registered Users Posts: 5 ✭


    Had someone in to install a filtration unit the other day. Discovered it has only 2 prongs and it says 10A 250V. Anyone know if this is safe to plug in to a regular 3 prong holed Irish socket? Electrics make me nervous - so does a the prospecct of a fire in the house!.


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    #2
    meercat
    Registered Users Posts: 4,745 ✭✭✭meercat


    yeah cut the plug off and replace with 3 pin
    there may be a side earth
    brown live
    blue neutral
    green/yellow earth


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    Solair
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,230 ✭✭✭Solair


    If this is a continental appliance, it will be designed to operate safely connected to a 16A circuit with an unfused plug.

    Just cut the plug off, strip the wires as normal and connect it to a 13A fused 3-pin plug.

    Even though it's 2 pin, if it's possibly still earthed:

    Schuko_stecker.jpg

    The metal strips across the top and bottom of the plug are the earths. When used with a continental socket, they connect to grounding clips and provide a very safe earth connection.

    Jamming a continental plug into an Irish socket is a very bad idea as it is a fire risk.
    1) Irish sockets could be wired on a ring circuit, i.e. 32A which means they rely on the plug fuse to protect the appliance.
    2) Irish sockets are not designed to connect properly with continental plug pins. You can damage the socket contacts, or make poor contact resulting in overheating and fire.


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