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Tractorfan · 8th Apr 2021, 9:04 am

Hi.
Slightly off topic, sorry.
A friend of ours had an immersion heater fed from an MK switched 13 amp plug in her airing cupboard.
She asked me to fit a 'proper' switch instead. However, I noticed that the heater was rated at FOUR kilowatts, and had been used for many years.
Surpisingly, the plug showed little sign of stress, and I still have it in use in my workshop.
It's like this one, but in white.

8th Apr 2021, 9:04 am	#11
Tractorfan Dekatron Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: St. Frajou, l'Isle en Dodon, Haute Garonne, France.(Previously: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, UK.) Posts: 3,183	Re: Unidentified electric greenhouse heater Hi. Slightly off topic, sorry. A friend of ours had an immersion heater fed from an MK switched 13 amp plug in her airing cupboard. She asked me to fit a 'proper' switch instead. However, I noticed that the heater was rated at FOUR kilowatts, and had been used for many years. Surpisingly, the plug showed little sign of stress, and I still have it in use in my workshop. It's like this one, but in white. Attached Thumbnails __________________ "Hello?, Yes, I'm on the train, I might lose the signal soon as we're just going into a tunn..."