i was at an Ed Sheeran concert a few weeks ago at the stadium of light home of Sunderland
AFC now we're going to not let that ruin this video but while i was there i spotted
some of these CEE Norm industrial soccer outlets in the food and drink area yes i am incredibly sad
but we all do it don't we we're away when we start looking at the electrical installation well
i should have been watching one of the world's greatest singer songwriters but my mind turned to
industrial plug and socket outlets but think of that application electricians are often getting
asked to fit sockets like these so you can provide temporary power whether it's a world tour or a
local village marquee wedding so ask CEE Norm if they could send us a few along so we could have
a look at some of the things you might want to think about when you're specifying this type of
industrial socket outlet we've looked at quite a few industrial socket outlets on the channel
this one stands out as the whole assembly is IP67 rated that includes a switch gear cover as a recap
IP67 is fully sealed against dust and water for temporary immersion up to one meter depth so
great for areas that may be subject to temporary flooding however to put this to the test we sent
Rick down to the eFIXX IP67 test center however he couldn't get the unit to sink as it's full of air
also so we've reverted to some high pressure jets back at the yards to put this clam to the test
Rick's got about 30 minutes of life on the battery-powered pressure washer so before we
can find out if any water gets inside let's look at what's CEE Norm have done to try to prevent
water getting in under the cover of the socket front and the switch gear cover itself you'll see
this gasket which is moulded in place so there's no joints or gaps for water to sneak through the
wall mounting screw position sit outside of the gasket and sit under the cover fixing screw so no
water is coming through here either that's great to see Gordon that the cover screws are captive
so no crawling around on the floor for me looking for them and looking at the back of the enclosure
we thought it looked like a spotty teenager's face but that just gives you a hint as to the
range of available options as the dimples are used to mount internal parts such as din rails socket
contacts etc these socket outlets are interlocked meaning you can't insert or remove a plug when the
isolator is in the on position we often get asked by electricians if this is a requirement in the UK
wiring regulations the only explicit regulation that we know of relates to socket outlets on
caravan sites and from the special location section in the Regs it's 708.55.1 if you can find
one that we think we've missed then just pop it in the comments below now the keen viewers have
probably already noticed that some of the sockets you've seen here aren't IP67 they're IP44 like
this one i've got here we've tricked you there yes the range of course does include that because in
some applications you don't need IP67 and remember the plug and socket together set the IP rating and
these two here are IP44 which is a bit like sprinkling them in the garden with a watering
can in our opinion you don't want to be unplugging any socket on load especially in areas accessible
to the public so robust interlock like this one is a must the other advantage of these units is
you can lock the isolator in the on position so to prevent anyone deliberately removing that plug
whoa before we get that concert restart i know what you're thinking you could just lift the lid
and switch off the RCD here but here's a great solution remove these thumb screws here standard
M4 screws and replace with some tamper-proof ones another problem solved of course you can
always lock the isolator in the off position for safe isolation you've got to work really
hard these days to avoid fitting RCDs to socket outlets but including them as part of the socket
outlet is an easy way to comply these CEE Norm sockets support this across the range including
the 63 amp one we've installed here i'll put a link in the description for the full range
where you'll see all of the different options okay then Rick's exhausted the battery on the
pressure washer let's have a look under the cover to see if that IP rating stacks up one
of the great features we like about this product is the pre-drilled and capped cable entry so in
this version here we've got three but they're all threaded so they're ideal for bringing SWA glands
straight in just one top tip remember to check that IP rating of the gland
and that all-important o ring seal speaking of wiring inside these enclosures it's incredibly
generous when it comes to the amount of room they give you of course wiring room's important but
look at this other great feature when i remove the front cover all of the components stay on the back
plate meaning i don't need to be holding this when i'm trying to wire that if you're fitting this
type of socket you're going to love this so check out the video just here to see how we used it