Socket and switch covers

Risteard

missile wrote: »

Why are you changing them?

I replaced all my sockets and switches with black nickel finish from Screwfix.
NB: They were not four times the price of equivalent white items.

LAP (Screwfixes' own brand) is horrendous. The common saying about it is that it rhymes with crap. No Electrician will entertain LAP accessories.

Risteard

photome wrote: »

Had some changed recently, I think from memory 5 double metal face plates were around £20 from screwfix


Kitchen fitter changed them if not I would have changed them myself.

LAP is crap. Kitchen fitters are a menace. Their electrical skills are as bad as plumbers'.

AndyMc.....

Risteard wrote: »

Does this DIYer have suitable calibrated electrical test equipment and the knowledge of how to use it?

How do you ever make any money?

Every time you change a lamp (light bulb) you must do a full electrical test before going online to belittle people. There’s just not enough hours in the day for you to do anything else.

bris

Risteard wrote: »

That said, the correct answer to the OP is that the Electrician will supply them.

Your a bit of a "that jobs mine kinda guy aren't you". There are plenty basic electrical jobs you can do yourself.


Repairs you can do yourself

However, there are some jobs that you can do yourself without calling in a qualified electrician as long as you are competent with DIY/Handyman works around the house. These do not fall under !!!8216;Part P!!!8217; guidelines, so you don!!!8217;t have to notify your local building control body if you want to:

• Replace light bulbs or plug fuses
• Replace a simple light fitting
• Replace an existing socket or light switch like for like
• Make repairs to loose wirings in switches, light fittings, or plugs
• Replace a hard-wired smoke detector
• Fit a replacement door bell
• Replace dimmer modules
• Replace light switches
• Replace sockets
• Replace spotlight transformers
• Connect or disconnect appliances
• Re-position sockets (as long as it doesn!!!8217;t involve a running new circuit or wiring)
• Install new or replacement extractor fans (like for like)
• Replace like-for-like electric radiators
• Replace like-for-like towel radiators

So as you can see, even if you!!!8217;re not a fully qualified electrician there are still plenty of jobs around the house you can do yourself. However, if you don!!!8217;t feel confident about doing any of those little fixes around your home (and we do understand that people are naturally wary of working with electrical fittings), then don!!!8217;t hesitate to call in a professional.

System

thank you very much

To respond to why i prefer to have them changed
i. a number of them have superficial cracks
ii. they are more than two colours around
iii. multiples designs
Just doesn't make the place appear neat

With the prices
1. White Schneider
https://www.screwfix.com/p/schneider-electric-lisse-13a-2-gang-sp-switched-plug-socket-white/6232j
2. Metallic Schneider
https://www.screwfix.com/p/13a-sp-1-gang-switched-socket-mocha-bronze-black-insert/687ff
The white is a double socket so clearly the price is more than four times of the white

TheCyclingProgrammer

Anyone who posts on here regularly knows that Risteard is just the resident troll who only posts in electrics threads to tell people to get an electrician in no matter what. He doesn!!!8217;t come here to help people. His posting history is evidence of that. Best put him on ignore! You won!!!8217;t be missing much.

Ganga

We changed all switches and sockets in the house to brushed chrome screwless from screwfix not that much more than white plastic and no i am not an electrician so do not report me to Risteard!!!

Norman_Castle

Risteard wrote: »

That said, the correct answer to the OP is that the electrician will supply them.

Apparently not.

pnat wrote: »

he said that if it is white he can supply them but for metallic coloured ones he prefers me to source them

FreeBear

bris wrote: »

So as you can see, even if you're not a fully qualified electrician there are still plenty of jobs around the house you can do yourself.

Another one for the list.

• Replace a damaged section of cable (like for like rating or better).

Does beg the question - How many damaged sections need to be replaced before it becomes a rewire...

Risteard

AndyMc..... wrote: »

How do you ever make any money?

Every time you change a lamp (light bulb) you must do a full electrical test before going online to belittle people. There’s just not enough hours in the day for you to do anything else.

Replacing a lamp is not an addition or alteration to the electrical installation. Of course it does not require inspection and testing. What would you hope to achieve?