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what sort of socket is this

  • 25-07-2012 6:42pm
    #1
    f140
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 875 ✭✭✭


    http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/tools/3639178
    the second picture in the top. What type of socket are these and can they be installed easily in a garage? are they single phase or what?


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  • #2
    Foggy.nelson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 245 ✭✭Foggy.nelson


    240/220v 3 phase, if I remember correctly... Easily installed


  • #3
    f140
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 875 ✭✭✭f140


    Foggy.nelson wrote: »
    240/220v 3 phase, if I remember correctly... Easily installed

    i dont really understand this 3 phase but i think all i have is single phase in teh garage.


  • #4
    Foggy.nelson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 245 ✭✭Foggy.nelson


    It's more industrial but is used in sheds etc, can be converted too


  • #5
    desoc32
    Registered Users Posts: 55 ✭✭desoc32


    It's blue so 220 Volts. 16 amp i'd guess (32 amp?) so single phase 3 pins ie. live,neutral and earth.


  • #6
    f140
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 875 ✭✭✭f140


    desoc32 wrote: »
    It's blue so 220 Volts. 16 amp i'd guess (32 amp?) so single phase 3 pins ie. live,neutral and earth.

    what is the advantage of this socket over a normal 3 pin plug?


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  • #7
    Zimmerframe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,666 ✭✭✭Zimmerframe


    As above, it's a 16A single phase socket.


  • #8
    Zimmerframe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,666 ✭✭✭Zimmerframe


    f140 wrote: »
    what is the advantage of this socket over a normal 3 pin plug?

    better resistance to water, handy for a washer. :D
    The standard plug top would be 13 amps and has a fuse.
    This is unfused and 16 amp.


  • #9
    2011
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 12,602 Mod ✭✭✭✭2011


    f140 wrote: »
    what is the advantage of this socket over a normal 3 pin plug?

    More robust, higher current rating, high IP rating (how resistant it is to the ingress dust and water)


  • #10
    f140
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 875 ✭✭✭f140


    could the plug be changed in this too suit the normal square 3 pin or would it be better keep it the way it is. can you get extension leads then for these 16amp ones?


  • #11
    dingding
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,937 ✭✭✭dingding


    TO answer this you will need to know the power rating of the washer.


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  • #12
    seanmacc
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    These sort of sockets are handy if you want a generator for your house. Given the extremes of weather we've been having for a few years you should get one installed even just so you plug an emergency generator into it. Not that hard or expensive or hard to do.


  • #13
    golden lane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,364 ✭✭✭golden lane


    f140 wrote: »
    what is the advantage of this socket over a normal 3 pin plug?


    it is designed to move around.......plug does not come loose...


  • #14
    dingding
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,937 ✭✭✭dingding


    seanmacc wrote: »
    These sort of sockets are handy if you want a generator for your house. Given the extremes of weather we've been having for a few years you should get one installed even just so you plug an emergency generator into it. Not that hard or expensive or hard to do.

    You need to be careful, you can't just plug the a generator into household wiring by changing a plug.

    There needs to be a lot of specialist equipment installed so that the generator does not feed power back on the grid.

    You would need a professional to install a generator in this manner.


  • #15
    Zimmerframe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,666 ✭✭✭Zimmerframe


    seanmacc wrote: »
    These sort of sockets are handy if you want a generator for your house. Given the extremes of weather we've been having for a few years you should get one installed even just so you plug an emergency generator into it.

    No you shouldn't unless you want to kill somebody.


  • #16
    Zimmerframe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,666 ✭✭✭Zimmerframe


    f140 wrote: »
    could the plug be changed in this too suit the normal square 3 pin or would it be better keep it the way it is. can you get extension leads then for these 16amp ones?

    Keep it the way it is, and yes extension leads can be got no problem.


  • #17
    2011
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 12,602 Mod ✭✭✭✭2011


    dingding wrote: »
    You need to be careful, you can't just plug the a generator into household wiring by changing a plug.

    There needs to be a lot of specialist equipment installed so that the generator does not feed power back on the grid.

    You would need a professional to install a generator in this manner.

    Point well made.
    Back feeding onto the grid can be very dangerous for a number of reasons.


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