Hi all - just wondering if there is a way round this;
I want to try and fit and wire up a 2-Gang MK plug socket to allow me to hook up a wall mounted TV more directly instead of using long extension cable. The previous electric connection was to an old 'Honeywell' heating thermostat that was decommissioned when I had the central heating upgraded. The electrician who decommissioned it, even remarked that I could replace this with a double plug socket.
However when I take off the blank cover plates the metal back box appears to wide and a narrow to accept my new double socket front plate and the screw-holes don't line-up. The back box is 150mm wide and there's a measurement of 140mm from screw to screw-hole. The front plate I bought from screw fix is 120mm to each screw. The actual length of the whole front-plate is 145mm so only 5 mm less than the back box. Is there any special adopter/attachment you can buy to line-up the screw-points, so I don't need to remove the metal back box currently in place.
I want to try and fit and wire up a 2-Gang MK plug socket to allow me to hook up a wall mounted TV more directly instead of using long extension cable. The previous electric connection was to an old 'Honeywell' heating thermostat that was decommissioned when I had the central heating upgraded. The electrician who decommissioned it, even remarked that I could replace this with a double plug socket.
However when I take off the blank cover plates the metal back box appears to wide and a narrow to accept my new double socket front plate and the screw-holes don't line-up. The back box is 150mm wide and there's a measurement of 140mm from screw to screw-hole. The front plate I bought from screw fix is 120mm to each screw. The actual length of the whole front-plate is 145mm so only 5 mm less than the back box. Is there any special adopter/attachment you can buy to line-up the screw-points, so I don't need to remove the metal back box currently in place.