Socket to 'em, Aldi!

DiscoStu

Bought this in Aldi today. Bloody brilliant!

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John_P

I might grab some of those - what great idea.

meltedbuzzbox

screwfix have been knocking them out fairly cheapish for months now. 

richardhomer

Nice plug for Aldi....

spark240

Another budget outlet....

Jalapeno

richardhomer said:

Nice plug for Aldi....

I saw what you did there, well played sir !

DiscoStu

I've been looking at them on Amazon for the past few weeks but they seem to be imported and there are lot of them failing. The Aldi ones are BS marked and have a 3 year warranty. £12.99, and for me a brilliant mod for my kitchen!

Jalapeno

spark240 said:

Another budget outlet....

Oh and another ! You're all on fire tonight !

DiscoStu

Jalapeno said:

Oh and another ! You're all on fire tonight !

Mine had better not be!

Jalapeno

Wish they did them with Earth LAN connectors - I'd redo the whole house !

zenzeypher

that's fucking brilliant!

now I can use my USB toaster.

thumpingrug

Hows it wired at the back?  Does it need a sparks to fit it or would reasonably competent DIY'er be capable. 

Col_Decker

^^^ Basically the same as wiring plug, just make sure you switch off the electric at your fuse box first.

DiscoStu

Yeah. Switch off your electric, unscrew your existing faceplate. Then it's just a case of swapping the Live, Neutral and Earth cables to the back of this one then screw this one on to your wall. 5 minutes work!

IanSavage

That's fantastic, need one!

Danny1969

Have you lot been living in a cave ........ these things have been out for about 3 years now

As ever CPC do a great range and also have em in mains reels and other extension leads

DiscoStu

Danny1969 said:

Have you lot been living in a cave ........ these things have been out for about 3 years now

As ever CPC do a great range and also have em in mains reels and other extension leads

Aye but the ones I've seen have either been cheap imports with questionable safety issues or upwards of £20. Or chrome! I needed a white one with British Standards on it, and at £12.99 in my local supermarket on my way home it is ideal for me.

jellyroll

zenzeypher said:

that's fucking brilliant!

now I can use my USB toaster.

Now, that is coffee-over-the keyboard funny.

Rocker

Do those sockets draw power even when no sub cable is plugged in? Like phone chargers do. Not a lot of power I grant you but a few watts over time become a Kilowatt hour.

maltingsaudio

Looked at them in Aldi tonight and thought what am I going to gain? My usb lead is already plugged into my charger into the wall so to use it I have to unplug it from the wall wart loose that then try and find it again when I'm going somewhere else where I might need to charge something?

thumpingrug

Danny1969 said:

Have you lot been living in a cave ........ these things have been out for about 3 years now

As ever CPC do a great range and also have em in mains reels and other extension leads

Happy to consider a cave, but it needs to have leecy and broadband.