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Old 12th Jul 2019, 10:54 am   #9
emeritus
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Default Re: Electrical safety and vintage equipment.

Intercepting about Class 0. I have a GEC 2kW fan heater. It has a metal case, the label bears the two squares double insulated mark, and on taking it apart there are indeed two layers of insulation in that the metal supporting the live parts is connected by insulated spacers to an electrically floating metal part that in turn is connected to the metal outer case by a further set of insulated spacers. Would this still count as double insulated, or would it be class 0 ? An academic point really, as the only modification would be replacement of the mains lead, which would be a repair.
I acquired it from work some 20 years ago when a PAT tester condemned it for lack of an earth, despite its double insulated marking.

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