White Triple Switched Socket with Back Box

Moved into a house, which due to its age had loads of single gang mains sockets throughout. As an alternative to the mess of chasing out walls to change them to double sockets, this product comes up trumps. Protrudes from the wall just like a standard surface mounted box. Secured to the wall by using the socket mounting screws from the old SG box. If your existing cable is too short, simply extend a bit with snap-fit connectors - there's loads of space to push them out of the way inside the old pattress box. Electrically, it's a bit like adding a spur to an existing socket and it's fused for 13A. However, you can extend the ring completely (or connect it if your wires are long enough) by using 'double' wires, i.e. extend the ring by using 4 way snap-fit connectors and connect the whole lot into the socket. Excellent alternative to messing about (and the mess) of completely changing out a 1G socket to a 2G or 3G.

Unfortunately the item was damaged, in the post and had be returned, however it did look good quality.

Good quality

Good quality - does the job. I was concerned that this item was identified as frequently returned, but I encountered no problems. Plastic was robust, plenty of options for mounting and cable entry. No problems encountered with electrical termination screws and connections -all good.

I bought this because I needed a conventional back box to screw to a wooden beam. Surprised to see that the back plate was also designed to screw onto a single socket, potentially very useful.The terminals are very far apart so you would need plenty of loose cable if converting an existing socket.

This is a terribly made product. The live and neutral screws are inserted at a very strange angle. If you are unfortunate enough as I was to fully unscrew them, they will fall inside the housing and be completely impossible to get back in. Also the switches were very poor quality such that it was not clear whether they were on or off.

This is designed for converting a single (1-gang) socket to a 3-gang.It is unsuitable for converting a 2-gang (2-switches) socket; it is not designed for that.Unfortunately the product description does not make this clear.Product returned.

Not the best build, but functional.The terminal screw fell off and went into the product, I had to dismantle and reassemble the thing.Very fiddly to do, I saw the building inside, not a patch on the existing one by Wickes it weas replacing, but the switch failed on that after 25 years and it was out of stock of course!One thing I noticed is that it is impossible to get the 13A fuse out, it is stuck in so tight it there for life, unless you dismantle the thing (and maybe throw it away)I tested this with a professional socket tester after re-build it is fine now.TIP: take care undoing the terminal screws they are MUCH SHORTER than other similar units