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A '13-A socket outlet' is the popular name for the standard electrical socket used in the UK and other various other countries under the British sphere of influence such as the Arab Gulf countries.
The term derives from the fact that the socket is designed to take fused plugs which are rated at 13-A which, with a nominal voltage of 230 V, supply loads up to 3 kW. In the UK, these sockets are connected using a ring main system, rather than a radial system used in most other countries.
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How do you change a 110 socket outlet into a 210 socket outlet?
You probably mean to change it to a 240 V outlet... either case, you'll need to run a new wire and install a new breaker.
SSO electrical Wiring?
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What symbols represents a switch socket outlet?
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What is the function of a 13 A Switch Socket Outlet?
It enables you to switch off the load from the socket, rather than have to pull the plug out of the socket.
How do you know which outlet is controlled by a switch?
Plug a lamp into a working socket of an outlet to ensure the lamp works. Then turn off the switch and plug lamp into all outlet sockets, top and bottom outlets until the lamp doesn't light. Then turn on the switch and the lamp should light. Often a switch in a bedroom is only connected to one socket in a duplex outlet. It is possible to remove a jumper in an outlet to isolate the sockets for just this purpose. Often an electrician will install the outlet upside down (The third prong pointing up, to identify the outlet.
