Advice with power sockets in the house

happydays28

6 years ago

Hi everybody,

I need your help please.

I need to know how many power sockets should one have in their kitchen and within the house please .

Thank you

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Rose Williams
6 years ago
erm, walk around the house, look at where you would like things, look at where you need to plug the vac in, where is more convenient for your kitchen gadgets... you have to think of it like a finished, furnished and populated home... and have as many as you want
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A S
6 years ago
Overestimate the amount of sockets you need...it may be useful to have pop out sockets in the kitchen, integrated into the worktop and if you have an island, sockets in the island will be useful.

As mentioned above, where will you be likely to position things? Base location upon that.
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6 years ago
If you're doing a plan for a whole house or even just a kitchen, you need professional advice - the kitchen will depend on what you're putting where, whether or not the appliances are integrated etc, as you need to provide power under the counter for fridges, washing machines, cookers. Some need big spurs and isolating - cooker for instance. It shouldn't be down to just the home owner. Our washing machine and tumble dryer are big American jobs and have their own spur.

You need a planner on board to be safe and to provide everything you could need and the right type of supply.
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minnie101
6 years ago
I've got 4 double sockets over my kitchen worktop , the only things permanently plugged in are the kettle, toaster and coffee machine so I would never use them all. I do agree though it's good to overestimate and would also conceal kitchen sockets where possible. Make sure there's a handy socket to plug in the lawn mower though! In terms of living and dining rooms it may be handy to have sockets in each corner for table/floor lamps, tv and Xmas tree etc (some multiple). If you were also thinking of using lamps in the middle of a room then look to include sockets in the floor. Also include double sockets by bedside tables for lamps and phone charging and make sure there are sockets in the hall and landing for hoovering. A multiple socket Is normally useful by the front door for various gadgets. Unless you install permananent lighting include sockets in the loft for flood lights
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Rose Williams
6 years ago
Ive even got sockets down low at the back of the kitchen units. Came in handy when I decided to get a wine fridge, under cabinet lighting, lighting IN the cabinets on sensors (my unit carcases are black)... I added one next to the kitchen window opener so I could plug in an extension lead for outside, even though I do have 4 outdoor sockets elsewhere. Touches such as sockets with USB on them are nice in the guest bedroom. Dont forget things like Network, aerials, integrated lighting that may need to be on a fused circuit etc. We have hardwired network points to everything possible, the tv, the playstation, xbox, computers etc because wireless devices add up and clog your wireless network access up soon enough
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