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Posted By Mike Foulds
Okay, so the admin office in the company I have just started with have a nice little tea area within the main office and on a window ledge above someones desk is the kettle.
The plug socket is below kettle level (water/ electric) and there is the risk of the person at the desk being burned.
I obviously do not want to stop the tea making process but need to resite the kettle.
There are no socket available above kettle height or the kettle lead is too short to plug in to some suitable areas.
What are your thoughts on single socket extentions if the socket is fixed to the wall and the cable runs behind a cabinet. I know extentions are not ideal but a single socket would eliminate overload.
The nearest other tea making is two floors away up stairs so carrying hot drinks is not practical.
Sensible advice appreciated, as to take away the kettle would cause big trouble.
Mike
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Posted By M Forbes
The best solution (obviously) would be to run in another socket.
However the extension cable is perfectly acceptable if it is not in an area where it can be damaged, nor poses a trip hazard.
Regards
M Forbes
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Posted By Eric Taylor
Mike,
any competent electrician will be able to extend the lead on the kettle so it can be sited somewhere safe. Better than having the kettle and the extension to look after and PAT test etc.
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Posted By Alan Hoskins
If you fix the (extension lead) socket to the wall, doesn't it then become a fixed socket and as such cannot be fed by a flexible cable?
I agree with the previous post that an additional fixed outlet should be installed.
Should be relatively easy and cheap, though not as cheap as an extension lead.
A
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Posted By Bob Shillabeer
PS the answer is easy, make them use the official kettle site which hopefully would not be plagueed by these problems. Don't make staff lazy.
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Posted By Mike Foulds
Thanks for the responses, as always I am trying to sort a quick inexpensive fix that won't need big sign off's and takes weeks to organise but is safe and keeps everyone happy.
Mike
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Posted By Alan Hoskins
Then use an extension lead until the permanent socket is installed...
Extension leads should not be considered permanent.
A
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Posted By Bob Shillabeer
I may have not made myself very clear, make them use the kettle in a nominated safe place and don't allow kettles to used next to desks. Make the kettle area safe and keep it tidy. That way you can control the site better and everyone will know how to use it. Don't let them have thier own tea making facility next to thier desk.
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Posted By CFT
I was in one of our properties yesterday and was delighted to see the H&S Manager had purchased some of those Thermos style jugs where you often see on the table during training events. I was also surprised how safe they seem and how hot the water stayed all day.
Just a thought.
CFT
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Posted By Mike Foulds
Pat Tested single extention now in situ (secured to avoid trips), the kettle is in a non working area away from desks etc.
Like the idea re the flasks, not thought of that.
M
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