How to choose sockets

How to choose sockets

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Electric sockets need to be chosen according to the requirements. They are provided in wide assortment, made of various materials, have different technical characteristics. The main difference is that sockets, are built in which are intended for the buried wiring and consignment notes – for open wiring. All sockets made behind the territory of the Russian Federation have grounding and are used for connection of difficult household appliances. Domestic sockets, most often, have no grounding.

Instruction

1. Choosing the socket, first of all, pay attention to the size of openings for fork. Sockets for domestic devices have the smaller diameter of openings, than the European sockets. Look on what current intensity the socket is calculated. It is necessary that the nobility how many devices, and what power, it is possible to connect at the same time.

2. Be defined, you need the socket which is built in which is established in deepening in wall and is used at the wiring hidden in wall or – the normal consignment note which is usually used at the dacha where wiring takes place over wall.

3. Being going to connect the difficult household appliances or the equipment contacting to water, for example, the dish or washing machine – choose ground outlets.

4. Sockets without grounding are suitable for connection of simple devices, such as bulb, lamp, etc.

5. Look what clip at the acquired socket. Screw clamps are more reliable connection of the socket with electrical wiring. At sockets which the screw clamp is absent the wires insert into special opening, and are clamped by key. Connection with time weakens, and contacts need to be tightened up.

6. If in your house there are small children, install sockets with protective blinds. It will help to save children from blow by electric current.

7. There are sockets with special pushers of fork. It allows without efforts to pull out fork, pressing the button.

8. Being going to install the socket to the room where high humidity study the instruction. There has to be marking of IP which indicates possibility of use of the socket in rooms of the increased humidity.

Author: «MirrorInfo» Dream Team

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