Double socket connection

How do you feel about your own dwelling? Consumer or host? When water is dripping in the kitchen from the crane, and when the light is turned on or the use of sparks, the sparks fly out - in such a house there is not very pleasant and even dangerous. You can cope with many houseworks on your home, if you are armed with the necessary tools and familiarize yourself with the rules of work. Today it will be about installing a double outlet. This is simple, but very responsible.

Surely every person, even the child knows what is a socket and for what it is needed. Without electricity, it is impossible to imagine our life and if the socket does not work, then turn on the iron, a hairdryer and a refrigerator will not work.

What is a socket

The socket consists of several parts. The one that we see is an external case, and the "heart" or the working part of the socket is hidden in the depth of the wall. The working part connects to the electrical pipelines passing in the wall on the terminals, which are additionally wrapped with several layers of the tape (for reliability and safety during operation). It's simple and understandable if you look at a standard socket and a connection scheme. But, as you know, the world does not stand still and together with him everything is changing. So we can say about sockets, more advanced designs came to change standard devices to connect to the electrical outlet. To cope with them with their connection, you need to know not only the scheme, but also the types of sockets. Let us dwell on this issue.

Outlets are divided into such types:

• outline socket - designed to connect to open wiring. It is installed directly on the wall on a wooden base (less often plastic) in a special place. Such sockets - an outdated version, they can be found in apartment buildings "Khrushchev" and "Stalinki", as well as in villages and dachas;
• hidden or built-in socket is designed to connect internal wiring. The name speaks for itself - the socket is attached in a specially prepared deepening and connects to electrical wires;
• a device with a terminal clamp - screw, convenient for connection, because the electrical wire is simply clamped between the plates and is screwed by the screw. Convenient, quickly and reliably;
• the keyboard clip - to fix the contact will have to be a spring, which is located on the terminal. If you click on a special key, the plates are moved to the ability to connect, the release of the plate, firmly capturing the contact wires.

If you decide to replace the outlet in a residential room, then it is best to give preference to a rosette with a clip and screw.

If everything is clear with the types of connection, then when choosing sockets should pay attention to single and double sockets. For example, a double outer outlet can even be installed in one socket (peavern) or in different - niches intended for installing several sockets. For example, a double inner socket can be connected both in 1 and in 2 conversion, which are interconnected or located close to each other (on the jumper with the conductor connected in parallel).

Purpose of sockets is also important when choosing this device. So, you can see the outlets for installation in the room, as well as on the street.

Types of sockets and their purpose:

• the outlet for installation on the street - the housing is protected from moisture and dust penetration. According to the degree of protection, such a socket is marked with the designation: IP 55 - protection against water and dust. Equipped with an additional lid, so that water and garbage will not fall into the jack;
• socket for rooms with high humidity (baths, saunas, kitchen, bathroom) - equipped with a housing that reliably protects the outlet from moisture and water drops. Marking such a socket just below - IP 44;
• the socket with additional functions is the pitch and ground. As soon as you need to remove the plug of the electrical appliance from the outlet, pulling it for it, the springs are triggered inside the housing of the socket and the plug easily leaves the socket. It is very convenient, and also extends the life of the socket. Ground - The ground contacts are displayed on the socket housing to be connected to the grounding conductor. Such sockets protect the user and electrical appliances from punching currents that can "exit" to the plastic case;
• closed sockets - indispensable for homes where little children live. In order not to install protection and each time it turns on the electrical appliance, it does not remove it, and then insert it back, it is desirable to install a closed-type outlet. In it, the holes are hidden from strying eye with curtains (they can move when the electrical appliance is turned on). If a child wants to insert a nail or another object into a rosette, nothing terrible will occur, the holes will remain closed, as the curtains open only while pressing simultaneously;
• a programmed socket - on and shutdown, the device is equipped with a timer that can be programmed to the duration of work. So, if you set the timer for 3 hours, after this time, the electrical device will independently turn off from the power. It is very convenient if, for example, in the morning hurry, you forgot to turn off forceps for curling hair or iron.

Double socket. Photo

And a few words about the design of sockets. Recently, these simple devices have changed strongly, you can find a rosette under the interior of the room, hide or vice versa, it is advantageous to emphasize this important and indispensable element.

Double outlet:

How to connect a double outlet

Let's first consider the standard circuit of connecting the socket to have a general idea of \u200b\u200bthe scale of operation:

• it is necessary to de-energize the electric drive, for this you need to open the electrical panels and turn off the stoppers (unscrew or omitting the toggle switch down). If you do it for the first time, it is best to perform this work in rubber gloves;
• now you need to check whether you did everything right and make sure that there is no current. This can be done in a simple and banal way - to include any electrical instrument in the outlet: a table lamp or a hairdryer. If the light is not caught fire, and the hairdryer did not turn on, then you can start working. Or do this: Check the current with a special indicator;
• armed with a screwdriver, unscrew the plastic socket cover to remove the mounting clamps and gently pull out the work part of the socket;
• at this time, it can be carefully so to damage anything, remove the old wires;
• if there is a peaver (box in the wall), then this place must be carefully cleaned or replaced with an old box on a new one. Put the best basis for fastening the socket on the alabaster or gypsum solution. In order not to damage the wires, they are best to pre-extract;
• preparation of electrically conductives to fixation - cut the wires to the desired length, usually 7-10 cm, remove the braid, we clean the ends with a sharp knife for a couple of centimeters, if necessary - you will have to pour ends. Everything, you can now connect the wires to the working terminals on the outlet;
• penate the wires, insert them into the box, to then "plant" the core of the socket and attach it to the opposition with the help of screws. If your outlet has a different design - just clamping the legs so that the working part of the socket is reliably "sitting" in the niche and did not hang out;
• all, with the main work we coped - Next, you need to install a frame, fix screws and you can turn on the plugs on the shield to check the work.

Connecting a conventional and double socket:

It seems to be simple and understandable, but when it comes to the case, it turns out that not everything is so easy. So, when you connect the socket, you did not have any questions, these tips will help you to cope with the task:

• if there are no grounding wires in your house, then the work is somewhat simplified, since in this case it does not matter how to connect to the wire terminals (phase and zero). Just need to connect wires, not separating anything;
• if your apartment has a grounding, then the connected wires will not be 2, and 3. The task is somewhat complicated, as it is necessary to understand which cable to choose and connect everything correctly. For convenience, each posting is closed in a colored shell. White, red or brown wire - it is always a phase, black, blue or blue - zero, and green or yellow is "earth";
• what is the difference between an ordinary socket and grounding: the wire to the ground cable must be connected to the terminal with protruding parts (mustache), which go beyond the outlet housing;
• connecting the wire to the clamp of the terminals (screw) can be either just stretching it between two plates or wrap the ring clockwise, from the side where the screw is screwed;
• we clean the ends of the wires according to the rules. The most acceptable way is to use a special tool for removing the winding that does not snack the wire. Not every owner has such a tool at home, so we will do everything well, but with the help of girlfriend tools. To remove carefully winding, you will need a knife and pliers. First, they cut the winding with a sharp knife, carefully remove. If the wire is single-core, then the insulation must be cut as if you are going to sharpen a pencil. We do it as much as possible, so as not to break the wire itself. The bare part of the cable needs to be saved to extend the life of the socket.

Now that with the rules for connecting a standard outlet, everything has become clear, you can proceed to a more complex task - setting the double outlet.

A double socket can be grounded or connected directly without grounding wire.

How to set a double outlet. Subtleties:

1. Double socket is a monolithic case with two main blocks. Connectors have such a socket too 2, but it is necessary to install it in the usual convergent.
2. The total current when connecting any electrical instrument should not exceed 10-16 A. If this condition is not respected for a double outlet, it is better not to create such a situation and not to expose herself danger.
3. Before starting work, you need to prepare a place to mount the socket, consider where the electrical cable will take place, remove the wires and install in advance in the wall (make deepening). In addition, you need to buy outlets suitable for the interior of the room.
4. Turn off the power machine in the wheel (unscrewing or lowering the toggle switch down). Do not stop at that, immediately check if there is a current in the outlet. The standard method of checking - with the help of a special device - a milliammeter. If any, you did not turn out, then you can simply turn on any electrical device into the outlet and make sure that the current does not come.
5. Now carefully inspect a double outlet. It must be disassembled, unscrew the screws and remove the lining. You will see the heart of the socket - or the mechanism. With it and you need to work, that is, it is properly connected a double rosette.
6. Turn the wires for 1 cm. With a sharp knife, we remove part of the tape so as not to damage the wire itself.
7. The feature of the double socket connection is that it is necessary to connect 2 outlets simultaneously to one posting line. We draw conclusions: we need to connect a single outlet to select 6 wiring, and for the second to lay a cable of 3 wires (basic).
8. As a result of the work done, it turns out that the socket that is closer to the current source takes on the voltage and along the loop (if it is an extension), transmits it further to the second source - that is, the second outlet.
9. When the wires are connected, it is not necessary to invent anything, since the color marking of the wires is always standard. That is, if you see black (red / brown) wiring, it will be a phase, zero - blue (blue), and green or yellow - ground wire. We do the following: Connect the "zero" / "phase" wires to the extreme terminals, to the central terminal - only ground wire (green / yellow winding).
10. If you are afraid to confuse something, then use a special screwdriver with an indicator, it will show where which phase is located.
11. After checking yourself, you eliminate the wiring fire, short circuit and metal oxidation of wires.
12. Full electrical safety Operations can be guaranteed only if the wire is inseparable, and the connection was performed using electric wires.
13. If you do everything right, then at this stage you can spin the screws and attach the socket itself. To do this, firmly fix the work part in the niche, screw the fasteners and only after that you can set the lining (decorative element).
14. To attach a decorative part of the socket, use the pencil and with the help of the building layer, mark the line on the wall. Only so you can make all the work correctly and efficiently.
15. Since the pad is very fragile, then fastening screws, not fix them very much so that the cover does not burst.

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