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Replacing switch for plug sockets

  • 06-07-2020 5:42pm
    #1
    Julez
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,847 ✭✭✭


    Hi Guys, have switches in my kitchen labeled for dish washer, fridge and extractor fan. So the plug socket is hidden away, but power can be turned on and off by use of the switch, I want to replace these switches and wondering can you use a light switch like below:

    Light Switch

    Or do I need a 13A fused switch like this? Current switches don't seem to have a separate fuse.
    Fused Switch

    Or am I completely wrong altogether and need something different?


Comments

  • #2
    Marlay
    Registered Users Posts: 193 ✭✭Marlay


    Julez wrote: »

    Or am I completely wrong altogether and need something different?


    Yes, you need an electrician. But they would be appliance switches, not light switches.


  • #3
    Julez
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,847 ✭✭✭Julez


    Yeah, I wasn't planning on install myself, just getting an idea on what I need first. What then constitutes an appliance switch? Would I need these. The appliances are just plugged into normal 13a plugs behind the counter.


  • #4
    wotzgoingon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,309 ✭✭✭✭wotzgoingon


    They are called 20amp switches. You can get they with indicator lights and without you can also get them with a fuse.

    This is off the record so not correct way to do it but you can change them to sockets so the appliances below will be on at all times.


  • #5
    Maewyn Succat
    Registered Users Posts: 506 ✭✭✭Maewyn Succat


    wotzgoingon wrote: »
    They are called 20amp switches. You can get they with indicator lights and without you can also get them with a fuse.

    This is off the record so not correct way to do it but you can change them to sockets so the appliances below will be on at all times.

    That would be against regulations. They need to be 20 amp double pole isolators to comply with the regs.


  • #6
    meercat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,761 ✭✭✭meercat


    wotzgoingon wrote: »

    This is off the record so not correct way to do it but you can change them to sockets so the appliances below will be on at all times.

    Why would you give this advice
    There’s a reason these switches are regulations.

    (Maewyn succat posted at same time)


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  • #7
    Maewyn Succat
    Registered Users Posts: 506 ✭✭✭Maewyn Succat


    Julez wrote: »
    Yeah, I wasn't planning on install myself, just getting an idea on what I need first. What then constitutes an appliance switch? Would I need these. The appliances are just plugged into normal 13a plugs behind the counter.

    Yes they are what you need.


  • #8
    Julez
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,847 ✭✭✭Julez


    Cool, my missus goes around plugging out almost everything at the end of the night for fear of blowing up the house so I won't be doing anything outside regulations anyway :pac: Like I say just planning and trying to make sure I can get a set of plugs that match for everything I need. Cheers for advice all!


  • #9
    Lefty2Guns
    Registered Users Posts: 768 ✭✭✭Lefty2Guns


    They are a requirement for isolating inaccessible socket outlets for maintenance.


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