push down sockets for kitchen. Any pro's/con's?

mrs_baggins

am just having new stuff in kitchen and came across some push down sockets which er... well push down so they are flush with surface when not in use. they have some kind of protection for water ingress but just wondered if anyone had actually ever had/used these and what they are like

if you havent seen them they are like this
http://www.mobenkitchens.co.uk/kitchen-essentials/good-ideas/

not that I am having those ones but to get the idea

ariba10

I would imagine it depends on how you intend to use your kitchen.

If it is going to be a showpiece as some appear to be there should be no problem, but if it is going to be as ours is when the grandchildren come down to cook (They are not allowed too at home )

I think they would be more of a problem than of use.

mrs_baggins

ha ha! made me laugh. If you could see my kitchen its no showpiece! no i just fancied them as I am am bit gadgetey and geeky I suppose and they appealed to me

Imp

Think how you would use them - if they are connected to a kettle, toaster, microwave, etc. then they would never be popped down, so they are a waste of space on the worktop, and you will have wires trailing from them across your useful space. If you are going to use them for electric whisks, (can't think of anything else temporary in the kitchen) then they might be popped back down, but it is still a little bit of worktop which can't be used. I can see them being useful on an island, but where you have a wall, I'd tend to use that.