Comment on Why do so many UK electrical sockets have an on/off switch next to them?
gazter@aussie.zone 5 days agoOnly half of one outlet? That sounds super frustrating. I think it would take me a while to discover that the random light switch that doesn’t do anything is related to the power point where only one side charges my phone.
bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 5 days ago
Yeah, it makes sense from a functional standpoint, being that often you’ll only want to switch on lamp, while having full constant functionality of the other plug.
Image You basically break that tab between the two screws, then wire the constant power to one, and the switch leg to the other.
But yeah, it’s not always consistent where that outlet is located within a room. Like I have the tools to figure it out pretty quick, but you basically just have to take a lamp and plug it into each outlet with the switch off until you find it.
gazter@aussie.zone 4 days ago
Yeah, I like the idea of being able to switch floor lamps and what not from the doorway. No-one likes the big light, right?
Not sure if I like it enough to implement it in my dream home though. Possibly with some kind of different shaped plug, or a colour code that matches the switch?
bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 4 days ago
My plan for when we build is to run flex conduit for everything, so that if a want to add or move a switched outlet, the option is there.