Is it within the regs to fit sockets without securing them to a wall/cupboard?

Discuss Is it within the regs to fit sockets without securing them to a wall/cupboard? in the Electrical Wiring, Theories and Regulations area at ElectriciansForums.net

littlespark said:
If it like mine, there will be a bank of grid switches.
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recipe for failure. the number of failed grid switches I've had to replace over years is approaching 3 figures. last one was a bank of 4, and 3 of them had been bridged out. they are rated at 20A, so why do they keep failing at 10A ???
 
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