It looks like Screwfix's 'Clipsal Converta Socket Double to Triple' (12362) might be just what I want to solve a problem, but I don't know how it converts the double socket into a triple. The website description says 'No new pattress, fittings or wall chiselling required' so how does the triple fit? Does it fit into the double's box and extend beyond it at one end (or both)? Does it stick out from the wall much more than a standard socket?
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On 18 Feb 2005 16:02:05 GMT, F strung together this:
The Converta socket extends to either side of the existing double socket box. From the wall it sticks out a couple of mm more than the length of an earth pin on a 13A plug.
I strongly suspect that any bits of the faceplate that protrude wider than the double back box are no deeper than the depth on the faceplate itself. Looking at the picture, there's a good few cm either end that could overhang, especially the switch, which looks like it wouldn't need to stick out the back.
It does look a little deeper on the picture, presumably to squeeze the switch in.
Just guessing, though.
Christian.
they stick out of the wall by 20mm
Dave
It sticks out slightly further and slightly longer, but without unscrewing mine I can't tell which end! The only difficulty I had was that on one socket there wasn't enough slack for the N lines that had to go to the other end. Crimps are the answer here.
The have an integral fuse holder with a standard 13A fuse. The switches don't feel particularly positive, but I haven't yet had a problem. They've been in 6 months or so...
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"dave" wrote in news:J3pRd.220$ snipped-for-privacy@newsfe4-gui.ntli.net:
It's to go behind a cupboard so that's a little too far, pity.
Thanks to all for the responses.
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