Flying Squid@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 3 months agoWhy do so many UK electrical sockets have an on/off switch next to them?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square244fedilinkarrow-up1343arrow-down120file-text
arrow-up1323arrow-down1imageWhy do so many UK electrical sockets have an on/off switch next to them?lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square244fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareWanderer@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down3·edit-23 months agoYea I know, I’ve wired a plug. Never seen a fuse in a socket though. That comment is completely wrong and yet it’s the most up voted reply. Never seen a house without a fuse box either.
minus-squarex4740N@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoDidn’t the uk used to have appliances without plugs that you’d need to wire yourself If inrecalling that Tom Scott video correctly
minus-squareWanderer@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoYes. I believe that’s true but I’ve never done it myself.
Yea I know, I’ve wired a plug.
Never seen a fuse in a socket though. That comment is completely wrong and yet it’s the most up voted reply.
Never seen a house without a fuse box either.
Didn’t the uk used to have appliances without plugs that you’d need to wire yourself If inrecalling that Tom Scott video correctly
Yes. I believe that’s true but I’ve never done it myself.