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saintpeter48 | 11:27 Sun 20th Nov 2016 | How it Works
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Is it ok to plug a washing machine into a normal electric socket? The socket that I normally use is behind the machine and not easy to get too, it is fed by a fused switch socket above the worktop that the machine is under, trouble is that the vibration of the machine keeps working the plug loose, meaning I have got to keep moving the machine out from under the worktop and push the plug back in. So I have now started to plug the machine into a normal socket above the worktop, is this safe? Thanks for any advice.
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Yes. The only reason the socket under the worktop was fed by a fused, switched spur was to enable you to turn off the power to the machine without pulling it away from the wall.
11:30 Sun 20th Nov 2016
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Yes. The only reason the socket under the worktop was fed by a fused, switched spur was to enable you to turn off the power to the machine without pulling it away from the wall.
Another 'yes' from me too.
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Thank you very much both of you for the advice.
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and thank you Buenchico!
Peter, to avoid having the lead draping over the worktop, replace the lower washing machine with one of these..........

http://www.screwfix.com/p/mk-45a-cooker-connection-unit-white/16686

The machine will then be "hard-wired", so no disconnection problems.

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