Jim The answer lies in BS1363 of which I don't have a copy but from memory, BS1363 for some reason specifies that double outlets are only required to be rated at 13A in total.
However, you will find that some manufacturers rate their double sockets at 13A per outlet ie 26A in total. That was the case with some MK sockets I installed at home (before the dreaded "Part P" I hasten to add). MK also do a treble outlet but they added a fuse so the total in that case was only 13A. www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Technical/DataSheets/MK/Sockets.pdf Cheers Chris Colgan - Safety & EMC Engineer Harman International Industries Ltd, Cranborne House, Cranborne Road, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 3JN. Tel : +44(0)1707 668081 Fax : +44(0)1707 660755 Soundcraft is a Harman International Company From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Speakman, Jim Sent: 04 April 2005 15:48 To: '[email protected]' Subject: UK Domestic Electrical Socket Outputs Dear Fellow Listers, Perhaps my brain isn't in gear today, but here goes...... Re UK domestic electrical sockets. Where a double electrical socket is rated for 13 Amps, does that mean 13 Amps each side, or 13 Amps in total ????? Whatever the answer might be - where is it laid down? Regards Jim __________________________ Jim Speakman Thales Aerospace Manor Royal Crawley West Sussex RH10 9PZ Tel: +44(0)1293 644911 Mob: +44(0)7968 529439 Fax : +44(0)1293 644194 e-mail: [email protected] __________________________ This e-mail contains confidential information for the addressee only. If a transmission error has misdirected this e-mail, please notify us on +44(0)1293 644911 and delete it and all copies from your system. You should not use, disclose, distribute or copy this communication if received in error. This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/listserv/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas [email protected] Mike Cantwell [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/listserv/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas [email protected] Mike Cantwell [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
