How to Install a USB Plug Socket in Under 10 Minutes | *No Electrician Needed*

In this electrical DIY guide i will be showing you how to install a USB wall socket. This is a must have upgrade in 2023. This is a great one to follow along to at home and this video will level up your electrical DIY work whilst teaching you basic principles of safe electrical work. This video can also be used to learn how to change a 13amp plug socket. If you like the video then leave a like and please subscribe for more content like this.

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[TheDIYGuy]

A nice easy one to follow along to at home 🙌

[brinh]

Great vid - A good tip I saw (I think on @Artisan Electrics) is after you push the socket back into the back box, pull it very slightly back out and retighten the terminals as pushing the box back into the wall can be enough to let the connectors settle a little in the terminals.

[mearulz]

Thank you 🎉 I just managed to change my socket with the help of your vid. Many thanks 😊

[superamario]

Great video. Very instructional...clear and straightforward.
Thank you my good man!

[JohnGill]

Then.
Ring Continuity test.
Insullation resistance test.
Then earthoop.
Then fill out a minor works cert 😂😂😂😂🎉

Nice video 🙂

[alexwilson]

Oh man, thank you so much. You are the best one in YouTube.

[Footski]

Love your videos, but this one goes way over the top for most jobs like this.

[martinkiely]

Great video will do these in my house this week easy to follow thanks looking forward to the next 👏👍

[NickBanford]

Your videos are very helpful. I’m following your renovation project closely as we’ve just bought a 70’s house too that needs a fair amount of work.

[mikea]

Great video, easier and useful to know and do. Really enjoy your videos mate, being American loving in UK and adjusting to electrical outputs here has been a learning experience. Cheers.

[JamesBrown-ynxr]

Excellent Video instruction, Just wanted to warn people to check the current output of the USB plugs. I replaced a few and I think 2A is too slow for modern phones. You need to make sure it's a decent ouput. I think 3.2 is a Max at the moment and you need a decent rated USB cable for, whereas some new adapters will give very fast charging.
Also note the current in the USB is normally shared between 2 and you may find 2 modern hungry smart phones charge too slowly.

[Anonymous]

You need to tell people about doing end to end readings on a ring to make sure the cirucit they are connecting to is safe and not broken, then make sure they have RCD protection

[BrodaPaul]

Another useful video. Very easy to understand.

[VOLTRONDEFENDER]

I’m in the us and we also have plug tester that has a gfci test button and helps if the gfci is working properly

[outdooradventuresdave]

Hi im dave love this content im thinking getting some sockets cause kids always charging phones this big help .

[videocouk]

I would not advise this. The USB outlets cannot be switched off, so they are powered 24/7. The capacitors (or other components such as transformer) in these will fail after a time, somewhere between about 1 and perhaps 3 years. When the circuit fails the result can be (depending on the fault condition and build quality) anything from a merely defective outlet to a fire in the wall cavity or mains on the USB. When someone invents a USB outlet which can be isolated with its own switch, then they might be a good idea.

[davidellis]

That’s all very well if you have the gear. It’s a lot easier to just buy a usb plug or even a multi adapter. Some require a higher output such as an iPad.

[rorydirish]

Hey man, do you have a preference for metal or plastic backboxes?is one better than the other?

[denisem]

Thank you for this video, very helpful. Do you know if there is a socket that allows the USB slots to be powered off when not in use as I don't like to leave switches on?

[amazing]

Great video mate always thought you'd need data cables 👍. Why did you just wrap the end of the neutral cables, what happens if the live touched the cpc or is that unlikely as they are either side of the socket ? The consumer unit is a split load one I think, maybe you could do a video explaining what the difference in these consumer units. Thanks and keep up the great work 👍