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    Is it OK to terminate switched fused spur with 13A socket?

    I have already emailed the manufacturer to ask if longer mains cables are available, though until I read your post I had been thinking that there was probably nothing to stop me from replacing the cables myself. Another answer could be to cut off the plugs and use an inline cable connector to...
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    Is it OK to terminate switched fused spur with 13A socket?

    That doesn't normally happen until well after lunch on a Sunday :)
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    Is it OK to terminate switched fused spur with 13A socket?

    That's what I would use. I haven't checked other catalogues, but I think all the MK switched socket outlets use DP switches.
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    Is it OK to terminate switched fused spur with 13A socket?

    That's an interesting thought. The two new machines both have quite short mains cables, especially the washing machine. With longer leads, I could consider installing all three sockets inside an adjacent tall larder unit. In that case, I guess I would just use switched sockets and forget about...
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    Is it OK to terminate switched fused spur with 13A socket?

    Our utility room is only long enough to take the row of 3 appliances with one storage cupboard on either side, so I don't really have any alternative layout options. There would be no cord length issues if the sockets are directly behind each machine. I might give myself more flexibility on the...
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    Is it OK to terminate switched fused spur with 13A socket?

    I've now checked more carefully behind each of the three appliances and found that the position of a 13A wall socket would have to be completely different for each machine to allow them all to be pushed back against the wall. You need a minimum of 30mm clearance to accommodate a plug and socket...
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    Is it OK to terminate switched fused spur with 13A socket?

    I am still very much in the planning stage, as I like to work things out on paper before picking up any tools, but one decision has already been made. We tend to avoid dual-purpose kit in favour of dedicated devices, so when our 17-year-old washing machine died a few weeks ago, we replaced it...
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    Is it OK to terminate switched fused spur with 13A socket?

    That does have the advantage that if anyone carelessly put some strain on the power cord when pulling the machine out from under the worktop then it would probably just disconnect the plug (unlike a hard-wired connection). From my own experience, appliance fuses very seldom fail, so perhaps...
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    Is it OK to terminate switched fused spur with 13A socket?

    I'm also beginning to think that this would be the best solution, using something like the MK 20A unfused flex outlet (MK code K1090).
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    Is it OK to terminate switched fused spur with 13A socket?

    Thanks to everyone for their rapid responses to my first post on this forum. It's the gap between each of the three appliances that is 23mm. I will be using a standard 60cm deep worktop, so there should be adequate space behind the machines. My primary concern was to make sure that I had not...
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    Is it OK to terminate switched fused spur with 13A socket?

    I am planning a new layout for our utility room and would appreciate some advice. We have three appliances (washer, dryer and freezer) that will sit under a worktop directly below the window. My intention is to feed this equipment via a row of three 13A fused spur switchplates located inside a...
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