Floor sockets in living rooms?

[JohnD]

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[Harry Bloomfield]

In normal size domestic rooms, the furniture normally goes round the edge, but if I lived in a mansion with much large rooms I would probablly want to put furniture in a location that was not alongside a wall. At which point I would want to get power to those locations without having to gaffer tape extension leads to the floor.

People need sockets, where they have a need to plug in, be they wall, floor, or ceiling sockets. My garage and workshop, has numerous sockets, along the back of the workbench, on the front edge of the bench, on the side of roof joists, and on walls. By far the most useful ones, are along the front edge of the bench, and the ceiling.

 

[Scally-Ho]

They only serve a purpose, where power might be needed, away from the wall, towards the middle of a room. Those I have seen, but never in a domestic setting, have the socket in an inset box, with a carpeted lid, and a flap for the flex outlet. Usually, including a LAN socket. This arrangement is common, in offices, using rows of desks, with the outlets under the desks.

I have some in my music room to avoid trailing flexes and extension leads. It's the whole of the semi basement. I put them in soon after moving here when I was somewhat more flexible.

 

[SUNRAY]

The lid has to be metal

Many of the recessed lids are now all plastic.

 

[Scally-Ho]

Many of the recessed lids are now all plastic.

Geeez ... fortunately, I put mine in while they were still lacquered brass

 

[pete01]

Many of the recessed lids are now all plastic.

Are they? Shows how long it's been since I used them, they must be reinforced, you wouldnt want a metal chair leg going through?

 

[Scally-Ho]

Are they? Shows how long it's been since I used them, they must be reinforced, you wouldnt want a metal chair leg going through?

That makes two of us then Pete

 

[pete01]

Most are like this, the plastic covered ones have a metal socket underneath.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Are they? Shows how long it's been since I used them, they must be reinforced, you wouldnt want a metal chair leg going through?

The last I remember seeing, were a metal box base, sockets mounted in the box. Lid was plastic, with a square top, into with a recess to drop a section of carpet. Around the edge, was a recessed flap, allowing flexes to exit. A recessed metal U bracket, enabled the lid to be lifted, to insert, or remove plugs.

 

[Koolpc]

My master has installed a double socket every 2ft along each wall!!!!!!

 

[morqthana]

There are two groups of people in this topic.

One group is posting about floor sockets like this:

The other about floor sockets like this:

Some of the 2nd sort do indeed have plastic lids.

 

[Scally-Ho]

My master has installed a double socket every 2ft along each wall!!!!!!

A frikkin eejit then

 

[pete01]

There are two groups of people in this topic.

One group is posting about floor sockets like this:

The other about floor sockets like this:

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Some of the 2nd sort do indeed have plastic lids.

Yes, the second sort must have a metal socket inside I would think?

 

[bernardgreen]

https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/tcl/search?query=floor%20socket&sort_order=&category_id=&sub_category_id=&manufacturer_ids=

 

[morqthana]

Yes, the second sort must have a metal socket inside I would think?

I'm as sure as I can be, having grovelled under furniture in offices to plug things in, that some have plastic sockets.