Hi, I'm thinking of replacing my white LAP sockets all over the house
especially in the kitchen area before my splashback is fitted, I'm struggling to decide on what type of finish I want. I have a lot of polished chrome around the house like on the handles and downlights but this finish is quite difficult to maintain and has to be constantly cleaned. I'm veering towards a brushed finish...
What kind of sockets do you all have in your homes?
the ones I have taken a liking to are these MK ones:
https://www.toolstation.com/bg-scre...d-stainless-steel-13a-dp-switch-socket/p81359
I was wondering a few things...
1. How do the screwless sockets/switches work? Is it like a backplate that gets screwed in and then just snap the front on top where the plug is?
2. Are these quite reliable or quite fiddly to install?
3. Why does the USB version of these require a deeper 35mm socket? (I'm replacing a few usb sockets, so I'm hoping that they fit without me having to change the back box to stop it looking ugly)
Thanks all.
p.s it's about £90 to replace the sockets in the kitchen area, dread to know the costs of how much it will be around the rest of downstairs who looks upstairs anyway!?
especially in the kitchen area before my splashback is fitted, I'm struggling to decide on what type of finish I want. I have a lot of polished chrome around the house like on the handles and downlights but this finish is quite difficult to maintain and has to be constantly cleaned. I'm veering towards a brushed finish...
What kind of sockets do you all have in your homes?
the ones I have taken a liking to are these MK ones:
https://www.toolstation.com/bg-scre...d-stainless-steel-13a-dp-switch-socket/p81359
I was wondering a few things...
1. How do the screwless sockets/switches work? Is it like a backplate that gets screwed in and then just snap the front on top where the plug is?
2. Are these quite reliable or quite fiddly to install?
3. Why does the USB version of these require a deeper 35mm socket? (I'm replacing a few usb sockets, so I'm hoping that they fit without me having to change the back box to stop it looking ugly)
Thanks all.
p.s it's about £90 to replace the sockets in the kitchen area, dread to know the costs of how much it will be around the rest of downstairs who looks upstairs anyway!?