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Another crazy idea : M2 grid frame, 2 USB charger modules, and a spur down to socket(s) under the desk.If it really is setting your OCD off into hyper-drive , you could get the sparks to blank off the socket and cut in a new sockets directly above thus avoiding haveing to spend a hour trying to patch any damage attempting to move the old socket up 2 inches
Another crazy idea : M2 grid frame, 2 USB charger modules, and a spur down to a socket under the desk.
No need to. It'll just form a puddle on the top of the desk. If the desk wasn't there then I agree that you would need something to catch it. I would use a plastic takeaway container. Don't use one of the foil ones as you could get a shock if you didn't ground it before emptying.If keeping the socket upside down, I recommended putting something under it to catch the electricity that falls out.
No need to. It'll just form a puddle on the top of the desk. If the desk wasn't there then I agree that you would need something to catch it. I would use a plastic takeaway container. Don't use one of the foil ones as you could get a shock if you didn't ground it before emptying.
Provided no cables are strained, etc, it is fine, just unconventional. FYI the sockets on some trains are that way for the same sort of reasons, just labelled to explain it!Is this really ok? I’m concerned that if we use it then there could be issues.
Thanks, unfortunately we can’t lower the desk as it’s fixed. We will sort it one way or another!Provided no cables are strained, etc, it is fine, just unconventional. FYI the sockets on some trains are that way for the same sort of reasons, just labelled to explain it!
If it worries you then a lower desk, or some spacer so it is not hard against the wall, would allow a conventional solution.
Thank you also. Can you link to what this is? Sorry, I’m in the IT not electrical trade!If the back box is metal you can replace it with a dual box and two one gang sockets, they will be on their sides but not upside down.
Thank you also. Can you link to what this is? Sorry, I’m in the IT not electrical trade!
Thanks. I definitely wouldn’t attempt anything other than rotating what’s currently there myself!Then two single sockets on their (opposite) sides, linked through (probably you have cable in to one, link to next, out to rest)
Also please get a socket tester of some sort for any work!
You will struggle. You have a double socket, that takes 2*single!Thanks. I definitely wouldn’t attempt anything other than rotating what’s currently there myself!
You been sniffing the wine gums again?only problem could be that the electriccs leak down through grVITY TO THE EARTH PIN, THUS CAUSU=ING YOUR rcd TO TRIP.
Hi all,
Just recently moved into a renovated house in the UK where a desk is quite high, so the plug socket above it has had to be put in upside down! Other than a bad case of OCD, is this normal/ok?
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Cheers,
Will
Hi all, so quick update on this. I rotated the socket earlier (making sure the circuit was isolated). Some plugs fit fine (like a Lenovo tablet charger for example), but obviously some don't due to there being next to no clearance between the desk and socket (see image). For the plugs that don't fit, what is the safest way to get around this? Is it best to use a cube or something like a T plug extension? Thanks for your help!
problem with that is the flex lead coming out the plug being squashed against the worktop there.Cube adaptors are best avoided. And I'm not a fan of the t-type ones either. Use a good quality 4 way strip type one with a lead.
problem with that is the flex lead coming out the plug being squashed against the worktop there.
a cube adaptor for this situation, propping it up underneath so its not falling out the socket due to gravity.
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