Why is UK Mcdonalds sockets red?

Not sure in this instance, but in commercial electrical install red tends to signify sockets supplied with backup power, meaning they'll stay live in the event of a power cut/full building isolation at the mains incomer.

You often see this in medical environments for critical life support equipment, but its also extremely common for CCTV or other data logging equipment.

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gsur72@reddit

Yep, used to work in NHS and all red sockets had UPS (uninterruptible power supply)

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TrackNinetyOne@reddit

It's this

Not all the sockets will be red but these are set aside for point of sale system and the kitchen display screens, if theres a power cut for whatever reason it would wipe every order and the system would restart

It would be absolute chaos during a busy spell

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criminalsunrise@reddit

I used to work for McD on the POS and KVS systems. One night we were installing a new version in a restaurant and it went horribly wrong. The store had to open and we still were ready so they started doing it all on paper. It was amazing to see how efficient the crew were at just reacting and going with it. The customers barely noticed any difference in their experience. The crew are, generally, fantastic.

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thecountnz@reddit

You opened and you still were ready? I'm confused

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DrBob2016@reddit

Think he meant weren't ?

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criminalsunrise@reddit

I did - sorry, fat fingers and quick typing.

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Red_Laughing_Man@reddit

That's interesting, though a shame - I had originally hoped it would just indicate them to be McSockets.

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decker_42@reddit

Warning, contents may be buzzy. Lick with care.

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R3dd1tAdm1nzRCucks@reddit

Sorry the Mcsocket machine is broken

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thecountnz@reddit

23 hours a day ;)

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Dobby-_@reddit

Thanks for the flashback of going into work years ago to all the screens off, the kitchen silent and a load of customers on the lobby asking when it would be back on (pre EOTF expansion)

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notouttolunch@reddit

End of the ferret expansion?

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RichardNotJudy@reddit

'Experience of the Future'. A new, largely, defunct operating model McDonald's used.

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Adorable_Copy_8034@reddit

Was the operating model that suck all the soul and joy out of its decor?

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RichardNotJudy@reddit

Nah, that was way before.

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porkmarkets@reddit

No it was the extremely obnoxious tyrannosaurus fiasco

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testing-attention-pl@reddit

We have red ones at work and they are not isolated when an emergency stop is pressed.

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SpiritedGuest6281@reddit

At my office the red sockets were also powered during a power cut situation. They were never used for day to day use. Only things ever plugged onto them was charging AEDs.

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davehaslanded@reddit

I work in healthcare & can confirm, although only our switches are red, not the whole faceplate. But same thing. We keep pressure relieving air mattress & beds plugged in. Don’t want the air mattress to deflate in a power cut, & don’t want to be unable to lower a bed in an emergency when you need to do CPR.

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Penjing2493@reddit

We have all-red faceplates - I think it just depends what exactly was standard when at the time the installation was done.

All hospital beds with electric controls are required to have a manual CPR handle which will manually (and quickly) flatten the bed and drop the height (usually to it's lowest position) - you shouldn't be flaffing around with electronically adjusting the bed when your patient needs CPR.

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Leading_Study_876@reddit

And also to warn people not to plug in heating devices (fan heaters, kettles, microwave ovens etc)

This may overload the UPS, or cause it to rapidly run out of battery during a power cut.

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Trick_Charge_5776@reddit

That makes total sense! It's alays good to know which devices are protected during outages. Safety first…

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brainbrick@reddit

because they lovin' it

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Obvious_Arm8802@reddit

Saw some 16 year old kid at McDonald’s emptying a massively overflowing bin once wearing a t-shirt that said ‘I’m lovin it!’

I thought to myself ‘nah. You’re not’

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Accomplished-Art1783@reddit

Made from the Ketchup and Tomato salsa dips

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AskUK-ModTeam@reddit

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Djinjja-Ninja@reddit

Because they chose red.

Maybe some consultant told them that red was a good idea. Who knows.

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piggydawg@reddit

For fucks sakes. Can you at least use the text suggestion if you're going to be that arrogant about vocabulary?

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MrDundee666@reddit

Essential Services sockets. Sockets with either a UPS battery backup or a generator supply. Only essential items to be plugged into these to avoid overloading the backup service and causing it to fail.

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what_a_nice_bottom@reddit

Anyone that's worked in a commercial kitchen would be able to tell you: Red is for raw meat.

Blue sockets are for fish, yellow for cooked meat, brown for vegetables, green for salads and fruits, white for dairy and purple for allergens.

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sp1z99@reddit

are*

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PuntTheRunt010@reddit

*is

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Halouva@reddit

is for singular, a socket

are for plural, sockets.

Why are the MacDonald's sockets red?

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notouttolunch@reddit

*are would be the typical way to correct this.

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sp1z99@reddit

*thanks

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Ninja_Prolapse@reddit

So you can see them easily if they fall into your burger!!

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Old-Calligrapher2403@reddit

UPS supply

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dannylills8@reddit

UPS backed up sockets normally in the uk, either that or the sparky ran out of normal sockets and fitted the reds

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timbouk82@reddit

Essential and non essential supplies do exactly as people have stated above… backup power / generator will keep these sockets live for life support machines I a hospital or so Big Macs can still be sold 🤪

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guavalam@reddit

In this case it’s generally meant to mean that it’s unsafe to unplug the thing attached to it, as it would cause chaos - lost orders etc

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VodkaMargarine@reddit

Lost orders, missed safety alerts, and the manager missing tonight's episode of Celebrity Traitors

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Meta-Fox@reddit

Given the shite grammar of the question, the answer would likely be wasted effort.

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Electronic-Trifle573@reddit

lol, Totally! A power cut could turn a busy shift into a total nightmae. Gotta keep those systems running smoothly.

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Traditional_Iron9000@reddit

uh, Totally! Can you imagine the chaos if orders got wiped mid-rush? Definitely smart to keep those powered up!

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AmbitionParty5444@reddit

What’s with the three comments saying ‘uh, totally’ and do I need to check myself in somewhere

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ConnaaaR69@reddit

I think they’re bots?

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AmbitionParty5444@reddit

Ahh so it’s not eerie, it’s just grim.

I thought op had a caption they’d deleted or something and I was missing a joke haha.

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