For a refurbishment abroad I have been looking at the Gewiss catalogue to see what is available.
It seems that there is no such thing as twin power socket. [*]
Is that really so?
Seems rather odd if all I can do is fit two singles next to each other.
Has anyone had experience in this area?
I did find one single item
(GW 34 203 German standard - double - 2P+ - 16A - 250V~ For single box to be completed with Young range 4 gang playbus plate)
but that was it.
Also try "doppelsteckdose" (i.e. double socket).
For Germany? If so, I've seen them; and Google found a few. Eg
HTH
In Spain you don't explicitly buy 2 or 3 way sockets "roll your own" bys buying a set of single sockets and a 2-way or 3-way faceplate and box. Then you wire each socket in turn and fit the whole thing in a suitably sized hole in the wall.
You might try Alombard, that's the name inside a double socket next to where I'm sitting. French sockets with protruding earth pin.
John
Ja doch! A much better tactic.
Same here in the US; the faceplates have a score/snap line on the reverse side so you can fit them side by side to install multiple ones into a suitable wall recess - ditto for light switches.
cheers
Jules
Thank you for all the responses - looks like that doubles are available although not listed in the catalogue I was looking at.
The Gewiss catalogue shows the single sockets surrounded by a Meccano like strips round its edge making side by side mounting look impossible.
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