UK Electrical Sockets are the Best!

Are you looking for the best electrical socket in the world? You can stop your search - UK 13A sockets have you covered! Packed full of safety and innovations like a switch! Watch as we wire one to a famous UK ring final circuit.

[Lee-xsdj]

You're not supposed to use the earth wire to strip the cable. We all do it though

[lobbyhoe]

While I agree type G plugs, especially fused like in the UK, are the best (although they could be better), I’m still convinced the overall best electrical system is the modern german style.

[neilastley]

Is it necessary to double over the 2.5mm when there are two of them in the same terminal? I usually don't bother.

[bojangazibaric]

I dont understand why earth wire isnt already insulated, why bother using separate sleeve

[dougsaunders]

Unless you stand on a plug… then they are the worst 😂

[mattalexander]

That would be soooo annoying to manually insulate the earth/ground wire! In Australia we don’t have to do that, it’s insulated already.

[cmelft]

As an Australian i still wonder why you guys are using solid core? seems like an easy way for a conductor to break

[adamjohn]

Indeed. Malaysia also using UK standard

[jooproos]

I don't agree as a Dutch electrician!They are to big!We dont have to bend the wire to get a good connection, because there is a spring who keeps the connection.Just put the wire in and thats all!

[djordjeblaga]

Imagine having to tighten a screw to make a good contact... German sockets use push-in clamps almost exclusively these days.

[emmanmiclat]

Being an experience electrician on both US and UK standards, I would say, UK has the best electrical standards and the best electrical components. Much easy and much faster. You dont need to carry all those huge belts with all those heavy and bulky hand held tools. UK is as smooth and

[-ENIAC-]

are you an electrician or a magician? How did you connect the cables?

[TheologyUnleashed]

Hey are the earth wires uninsulated and one are they single strand?

[hotratz]

Wow, They allow two conductors under the same screw?

[n_kliesow]

I prefer our German wall outlets. 😅 You can fit 3 of then in yours, we have secure clamps for easy installation and the socket is a bit in the wall, which gives more stability and saves space. This matches to about all type F Sockets. 😅 But whats that wire? Never seen a PE without shell in a wire.

[dringonator]

Why are those faceplate screws not North to South?

[andan]

Installing Schuko sockets seems like 5 times less work

[joewoodchuck]

There's at least one country that uses a recessed receptacle that I like even better. It shrouds the plug before it makes contact which I see as a great safety feature.

[makalaga]

So You mean the best, but You have to insulate PE wire after You unsleeve? Besides that it is great. I also am onto putting fuses everywhere :)

[olivierfu]

oui aux usa il y a des prises avec connecteur automatique plus besoin de vis si si ca existe, bon en France ca existe depuis au moins 20 ans.