Paul, I have just had an email from Graham, he said that the place where the outlet came from, is pretty isolated. Apparently, a Chinese guy made the socket when he was living in the house and when he sold the house, the new owner wondered why it would'nt work!?. The guy also used old cable I think, that's 2.5mm Solid core w/ stranded Earth. djk, You're right, it would be easier to just buy a socket and in this case, safer. Judging by the size of the P-N slots, this is the 25A model.