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European double sockets

tattyinengland
HI All


1) Does anyone know if a European double socket face plate fits a standard UK double socket back box?

2) I assume these will need extra deep back boxes if they do?

3) I am getting sent over to Germany (Berlin) soon to do some office type electrical install work because it seems that all of the trades are off on holiday or something? Does anyone on the forum know if the trades all go off in Germany soon or if perhaps this is a local supply problem where all of the German staff for their usual electrical installer company are off on holiday. It is interesting that they cannot get local companies to do the office fit out and they're definitely paying us over the odds to do the work instead; this is a multinational company that we often do work for and the purchase order is from our usual lot here in the UK, so no worries with payment. 

4) Will the wholesalers sell anything to anyone?


Kind Regards


Tatty
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    Germany, more like the UK runs a bit understaffed across the summer hols, but because school holidays are phased by region, it is not so obvious. Also people without children often make a point of working in the holiday season, and then having a quieter holiday at another time.  (and mostly, like us, they see the French as something else)

    But yes, beware of exceeding agreed working hours - I was told off by the local union rep for working late, as it undermines our colleagues. Although when they are 'on' there is no hanging about, so it is more as if there are 2 speeds "go" and "stop". Actually I found the Berlin driving experience a bit like that as well ? Equally it was a while ago, and there will have been something of a generation shift among those in charge, so it may not be  quite like that any more.


    Oh, and German and French sockets are not the same, and beware the old east German practice of converting a 2 wire installation to an earthed socket, with a link behind the socket, now depracated.


    If you see a red wire, it is an earth, do not liven it up.
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    Germany, more like the UK runs a bit understaffed across the summer hols, but because school holidays are phased by region, it is not so obvious. Also people without children often make a point of working in the holiday season, and then having a quieter holiday at another time.  (and mostly, like us, they see the French as something else)

    But yes, beware of exceeding agreed working hours - I was told off by the local union rep for working late, as it undermines our colleagues. Although when they are 'on' there is no hanging about, so it is more as if there are 2 speeds "go" and "stop". Actually I found the Berlin driving experience a bit like that as well ? Equally it was a while ago, and there will have been something of a generation shift among those in charge, so it may not be  quite like that any more.


    Oh, and German and French sockets are not the same, and beware the old east German practice of converting a 2 wire installation to an earthed socket, with a link behind the socket, now depracated.


    If you see a red wire, it is an earth, do not liven it up.
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