UK Upside Down UK Plug Socket - Is This Normal/Ok?

[Grimers]

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Hi all,

Just recently moved into a renovated house in the UK where a desk is quite high, so the plug socket above it has had to be put in upside down! Other than a bad case of OCD, is this normal/ok?

Please see attached photo.



Cheers,

Will

 

[newfutile]

It’s so the flex don’t foul on the worktop someone cut it in too low

 

[DPG]

There's no way I could keep that as it is!

 

[newfutile]

I guess it’s better than not being able to use it due to the flex, and I can’t think of any reg it contravenes

 

[Dustydazzler]

As it is just one plug socket above a fitted desk I would persoanlly just leave it as is and live with it upside down

Whats to say its not the correct way up and we have just been fitting sockets the wrong way up for decades

 

[Grimers]

Thank you for your quick replies, all. Probably is best to just leave it as apparently trying to move it up and then fix the wall afterwards may look even worse! I will message the electrician we know and see what he says (he put the electrics in and is very good). Cheers!

 

[DPG]

It's going to look a bit crap with the wires coming out of the top in a loop. But that's just aesthetics.

 

[Dustydazzler]

If it really is setting your OCD off into hyper-drive , you could get the sparks to blank off the socket and cut in a new sockets directly above thus avoiding haveing to spend a hour trying to patch any damage attempting to move the old socket up 2 inches

 

[timhoward]

If it really is setting your OCD off into hyper-drive , you could get the sparks to blank off the socket and cut in a new sockets directly above thus avoiding haveing to spend a hour trying to patch any damage attempting to move the old socket up 2 inches

Another crazy idea : M2 grid frame, 2 USB charger modules, and a spur down to socket(s) under the desk.

 

[DPG]

Another crazy idea : M2 grid frame, 2 USB charger modules, and a spur down to a socket under the desk.

Nice idea. I'd do that.