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White plastic sockets or metal?

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  • 19-08-2016 10:43am
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    Dudda
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    Have an Electrician doing minor upgrade works in a commercial kitchen and is putting in additional white plastic sockets. Are these ok or do they have to be the metal ones which we already have? He says they're fine but someone mentioned the white plastic ones are domestic and not suitable.

    Anyone know of a Regulation or BS number that can confirm they have to be metal?


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    Hoagy
    Registered Users Posts: 708 ✭✭✭Hoagy


    http://www.hsa.ie/eng/Publications_and_Forms/Publications/Retail/Gen_Apps_Electricity.pdf


    From page 11:

    Electrical equipment must be suitable for the environment and conditions to which
    it will be exposed. In meeting this requirement, it is important to consider:
    •
    Mechanical damage, including that from impact, stress, strain, abrasion, wear,
    vibration and hydraulic and pneumatic pressures
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    Effects of the weather, including wind, ice, snow and lightning
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    Effects of temperature and pressure
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    Natural hazards, including flora, fauna and solar radiation
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    Water and other liquids and their effects, including humidity, condensation,
    flooding, splashing, immersion, cleaning with liquids and hosing down


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    #3
    2011
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 12,595 Mod ✭✭✭✭2011


    Dudda wrote: »
    Have an Electrician doing minor upgrade works in a commercial kitchen and is putting in additional white plastic sockets. Are these ok or do they have to be the metal ones which we already have? He says they're fine but someone mentioned the white plastic ones are domestic and not suitable.

    Anyone know of a Regulation or BS number that can confirm they have to be metal?

    From an electrical perspecitive:
    In the absence of a project specific specification or scope of work document either metal or plastic sockets can be used once the electrician ensures compliance with the National Rules of Electrical Installations (ET101:2008).


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    Risteard81
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    Dudda wrote: »
    Anyone know of a ... BS number that can confirm they have to be metal?

    Assuming that the commecial kitchen is in the 26-Counties I can't see how British Standards compliance would be relevant.


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    Tuco88
    Registered Users Posts: 1,051 ✭✭✭Tuco88


    Are switch heights still between 900-1200 mm, any major changes in the domestic regs in the past 3-4 months?


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