Category Archives: switches and sockets

do people actually prefer the grid plates to the regular switch plates?

Before we start, let us firstly define what are we talking about. What do we mean by a “grid plate” and what is a “regular switch plate”? A regular switch plate can be considered those common switches we see around the house / the office, many of them on a plastic or a metal plate. [...]

control the domestic LED lights with the green-i occupancy dimmers

The continual advancements in the LED technology provides a tempting alternative for virtually all the traditional light sources at home, at work, in commercial environments, and even in industrial settings. It is now easy to replace the tungsten filament and the fluorescent lights with the corresponding energy efficient LED light bulbs. There are many advantages [...]

Screwless switches and sockets in Bronze and Antique Brass from Heritage Brass

The most popular finish when it comes to the wiring devices is the Satin Nickel / Satin Chrome, the light grey one, and then some of the most popular finishes are the Bronze finish and the Antique Brass finish. Both of the latter are a bit old-style or traditional, darker colour, and especially in the [...]

the Combination Range of Modules and Plates from Forbes and Lomax

Forbes and Lomax has a new range of devices available, this time giving the user / electrician the opportunity to “pick and choose” what modules / sockets he wants to have on the plate! The new range is called The Combination range, and offers you 3-4 gang plates on which you can add either the [...]

MK Masterseal Plus – dust-tight to any ingress, completely sealed devices!

The Masterseal Plus range of Outdoor Wiring Devices is manufactured by MK Electric. MK Electric is the UK’s leading manufacturer of wiring devices, cable management and circuit protection products. What this range promises, according to the manufacturer’s website, is a dust-tight range to any ingress, and to seal in use any 13A plug. Recently the [...]

Need to paint your Switches / Sockets? Heritage Brass provides the Primed White range

Until now it was mainly Forbes and Lomax that would provide you with only sockets that can be painted… But now it is Heritage Brass’s turn to bring in new ranges of wiring devices that allows you to paint them accoridng to the need! Sometimes you need the switches and sockets in your house or [...]

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