Kitchen sockets - anyone done anything fancy?

rpstewart

rpstewart

rpstewart

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So I'm getting the kitchen redone soon and I've been thinking about how to deal with the sockets. It's going to be a basic U shape with the hob on one leg, the sink across the bottom and a plain run of worktop on the other leg so the thinking is a pair of sockets on each leg and nothing on the sink side.

However is there a better way?

I've seen these pop up things and while they'd be OK in the corners I think they'd foul the drawers that are going at the end of each leg. Plus they're really just posh 13A extensions so load limited.

There are angled ones designed to go under the wall units but they may draw the eye rather than hiding away.

Anyone seen or used anything else that a) looks inconspicuous and b) doesn't enrage the killjoys in the wiring regs mob?

Or should I be going with plan A and looking for decent faceplates?
 
I just went for brushed stainless steel face plates fitted flush to the wall, which I think look the best. Pop up plugs would be good, but I think they would look more cluttered if you had things permenantly plugged in like a toaster or kettle.
 
i assume your just thinking about the counter top sockets atm, have you thought about what arrangement you might want to use for appliances, you could just use sockets below the counter, or sockets below with fuse spurs above to switch them, or run a 16/20A rcbo circuit for each appliance if you have cash to burn and think its worth the cash to avoid possible inconvenience in future while your having the work done etc

Ps. If kitchen fitters are doing your elecs, keep an eye on them & make sure whoever is doing the tiling doesn't fudge it around the sockets or its will look crap, even if it looks ok at first fudged tiles around sockets show the first time you need to remove the socket and try and refit it etc, bits of tile and filler/sealant fall off and leave big gaps etc
 
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