Comment on Why do so many UK electrical sockets have an on/off switch next to them?

• 1rre@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  No - there’s fuses in the plugs themselves, the switch is largely for convenience and safety - if you want to unplug something broken and potentially live, it’s much safer to switch it off at the wall than risk a shock

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  • Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Are folks able to replace the fuses without exposing live parts? I totally get the safety angle.

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    • skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      fuse is in plug and accessible only when plug is disconnected

      it’s also a very weird thing because fuses are supposed to protect what is downstream of them. so effectively fuse in plug protects cord and appliance only, not the wires in the wall. there’s breaker box for this

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      • Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Whoa. Thanks all!

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      • x4740N@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        It is safer for the fuse to be in the plug for those people who think they are electricians and end up causing house fires or bzzzt’ing themselves

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    • bdonvr@thelemmy.club ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      The screw to get to it is supposed to be on the side that would be facing the wall when plugged in so no

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  • Kusimulkku@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Where I live we would just turn off the breaker for that part of the house

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