Socket Converter 1 or 2 Gang to 4 Gang

There are so many negative reviews of this that I was a little wary. But I needn't have worried. I can only imagine that the product has changed since those reviews were written. I opened it up to check what's inside. For the record, the surge protection is genuine (varistor, thermal fuse, and LED), and the line and neutral conductors are solid brass (the earth conductors are cheaper steel, but in normal operation they should not be carrying any current). The shutters on line and neutral operate properly. The switches are quite small, but they feel solid and they operate positively. Given the negative reviews, and knowing there are such things as fake fuses, I checked the supplied fuse by destroying it. It's a hollow ceramic tube with a fuse wire between the end caps, and is filled with sand. It's genuine. I would have preferred the body to have been made from a more solid type of plastic, but the polycarbonate is good enough. It was very easy to fit. The terminal screws are accessed from the top, and are captive (so you can't screw them right out and lose them). The terminal openings seemed plenty large enough for two wires, but an application with three wires per terminal might challenge them. Screwing it down to the back box was also easy. You do need to make sure you have a narrow screwdriver to hand, as the screws are deeply recessed into narrow openings. It was also easy to line up the screws with the screw holes in the back box, by looking down from above. Screws were supplied (but the old ones would have done the job anyway). All in all, I'm very pleased with this adaptor. It's decent quality and appears to do its job perfectly.

This unit has four individually switched sockets, can be fitted to an existing flush single or double gang installation, and is ridiculously easy to fit. Took me maybe five minutes start to finish. Turn off the power, unscrew the existing 2 gang faceplate, terminate the individual cables in the clearly marked locations, and screw the unit back into place. Turn the power back on, test, and once confirmed working fit the supplied screw hole covers just to make it look pretty and keep muck out - you just push them into place in the shaped holes designed to make sure that you cannot fit them incorrectly. Where previously I could only use two appliances I can now safely use four, and all that for less than £15 delivered. Obviously if you are unsure about electrics put safety first and consult an electrician, but if you are competent it is entirely legal to do it yourself without Part P certification because everything occurs this side of the plaster. A nice unit, a nice price, easy to fit, and working like a charm in only a few minutes. I heartily recommend this unit, and although I have no need for other units in the kitchen I am looking around for other places in my home that would benefit. If I find any, and I strongly suspect that the bedroom may be a candiate as will the newly plastered living room, I will definitely buy more of these units to fit into them.

It’s a great idea that works nicely. All good on installation nice practical solution. A few downsides 1. Comes out of wall quite a bit, the unit sits on wall for ease of installation but could get in the way of furniture approx 10-15 mm thick so make sure it’s doesn’t catch. 2. As it’s basically an extension lead there is a 13A fuse, it’s hard to break a 13A fuse but be careful if plugging a few heaters or high power stuff. Bar that work as expected well worth the money for a quick solution. 5 min install, uses the original frame in wall so really easy to do.

A perfect item that doubled the number of electric sockets in my room. Obviously I needed an electrician to fit them, but that wasn’t too expensive. I like that each socket has its own switch, and that I no longer need to have trailing extension leads. Very happy with this item.

Easy to fit! Very smart and effective!

Just unscrew the two gang socket and screw on the four gang socket, it's as easy as that. I like it has a built in fuse and all the sockets are switched.

Great idea I put this on kitchen wall where I needed extra plugs takes 2 mins to fit...certainly would recommend this product as it's a great price also

Fitted easily onto the existing single socket connections. A little thicker than I originally thought but not a problem once in place