Round 3-pin plug sockets? Do adapters exist?!

[Fagin99]

Hi all,

Just moved into a house that has those old fashioned 3-pin round sockets for lamps (please see pic). I've been told by a friend that I'll need to manually change the plug on all my lamps to them use (wouldn't have a clue!), but I'm struggling to believe that simple adapters don't exist?

Has anyone found an adapter on the market that I can use to plug in my 'normal' UK plugged lights and convert it to this shape of socket...?

Sorry if that doesn't make a lot of sense! DIY is not my strong point...

Thanks!

[milienhaus]

Like this? www.johnlewis.com/john-lewis-partners-3-round-pin-plug-5-amp/p231577942?sku=231577942&s_ppc=2dx92700055674865408&tmad=c&tmcampid=2&gclid=Cj0KCQjw-O35BRDVARIsAJU5mQWd-WTKgTLhszaXDYQAewRuVqrO1KZumT9bf6KqmIWkUEPjnmu4_IgaAnJ4EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

[milienhaus]

Hmm no maybe that’s just the plug ...

[lljkk]

Ebay?

[Trumpton]

Generally that shape are 5 amp only and are run from the lighting circuit.
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The danger of having an adaptor ( if they exist ) is that a more powerful appliance could be plugged in .

[TreestumpsAndTrampolines]

uk to india plug adaptor

seems to be the search to do - although I'd buy just one or two to check!

I have these too - switching a plug isn't a big deal though - we used to have to do it as one of our tasks in brownies when I was 10!

[Fagin99]

Thank you all. I'll look into the India plug converter option, or maybe I'll be brave and trust myself to change a plug without electrocution!

[IamMaz]

Our son moved into a different flat a year ago. DH and I got our electrician to go round there to do several jobs.

One of them was to change some sockets like those. The previous occupant was from a different country and we assumed they had changed UK sockets to those so that their appliances would be able to be plugged in. The electrician explained that they were UK sockets for lamps and not suitable to just be made into ordinary 3-pin sockets. It wasn't the previous occupant at all!

We left the sockets alone.

[PigletJohn]

changing the plugs on your lamps is a simple job, and the correct thing to do.

[Justanother123]

Definitely change the plug on your lamps. You can buy the round pin 5amp plugs from b&q. We have them in our new place and once done they’re fab!

[PigletJohn]

I don't know what they cost in retail outlets. Here is an example of a trade price (ex-VAT). Note that this correct example has plastic insulation at the ends of the live pins.

There will be an electrical wholesaler in your town, possibly on an industrial estate. I expect you will be buying a dozen, or 20.

Avoid Ebay or Amazon imports.

[PigletJohn]

You use the term "RCD" but for what you are describing it would be an MCB or a fuse.

Also the sockets shown are 5A so a 5A fuse would be correct (a 6A MCB is the modern equivalent)

An RCD would not be 3A.

[StageLeftLux]

RCD/MCB.... Principal is the same.... We both know that the reason for my comment was not to demonstrate technical knowledge of fix wiring installations it was merely to offer my assistance with changing the plugs and promote my vintage lighting business 😁

[PigletJohn]

Yes, I noticed that.

The principle is not remotely the same.