15amp to 10 amp

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Hi Glenn,

It is both legal and safe to plug your appliance with its 10A plug directly into a 15A rated Power point. Makes no difference if the appliance is within a caravan, at the end of an extension cord, or directly at the 15A GPO.

Pardon my ignorance, but what is a GPO?

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"GPO" = General Purpose Outlet.
It is the industry name for a 'power point'.

It officially called to SO (socket outlet) as referred to in the Australian Standards but 95% of electricians still call it a GPO, as do all draftsmen!!

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Thanks Nick,

That is why I avoided describing it as an "SO" to avoid further muddying the water!
Perhaps henceforth it shall be a 'Socket-Outlet'.
All electrical scholars please take note. lol

I understood a socket outlet to be a socket without a switch used for such things as the in-ceiling power supply for aircons and the like.
But - I'm not a sparkie, so what would I know?
Cheers,
Peter
OKA196 motorhome

Not a Electrician but been in the industry most my life and this is the first time I have seen a GPO referred to as a socket outlet.

A quick google shows that Clipsal use the SO for non outlets without a switch as suggested by Peter_n_Margaret above.

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We are getting way off-topic here, but to clarify.......

Once they were "power-points" then "General-purpose Outlets" (GPO's) now they are "Socket Outlets". They may or may not have an integral switch.
Even if a manufactured product having an integral switch (Switched Socket-outlet) is installed it is still simply a Socket Outlet as far as the AS 3000 Wiring Rules are concerned.

Electricians will still refer to the Outlets installed for everyday use as GPO's because they are general purpose. Other outlets installed more out of reach such as for exhaust fans and overhead heaters were known as SPO's (Special Purpose Outlets) but now that term is not used, they are all Socket Outlets.

Whether or not a switch is required at a Socket Outlet is a determined by several factors of function and access.