On the radiator will be a rating plate - a sticker. Printed on it might be a "double insulated" logo of two squares one inside another. If you see this the Earth wire is not required. If you do not see the symbol then you do need the earth to be connected.
http://www.hsa.ie/eng/Topics/Hazards/Electricity/
Peccavi
December 2010
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