How to install the socket block in the wall?

Today, a socket block for 2, 3 or 4 electrical points is installed in the kitchen or in the hall behind the TV. Your panel can be horizontal or vertical. If you decide to install a similar socket block in the wall, then in the future you will be able to connect a variety of household appliances not through an adapter, but separately.

In this article, you will learn how to properly install and connect the socket block in the house with your own hands.

Main nuances

Today, the walls of each house can be made of a variety of materials. It is because of this that the technology for installing a socket block can be quite diverse depending on the materials of the wall. In the article, we tried to explain each stage separately.

Now we are considering only the technology of installing and connecting the socket block. If necessary, you can also use the combined connection option. We will talk about the installation of a socket + switch combination separately.

Installation instructions

So that almost everyone can understand how to properly install and connect the socket block with their own hands, we will provide you with step-by-step instructions from A to Z with photo examples and videos that will greatly simplify your task.

Performing preparatory work

The retractable version of the kitchen outlet block is the most popular. The housing of the sockets, which are located in the countertop, you just need to press, and they will move forward. At the moment, this installation option can be considered not only convenient, but also completely safe.

Also at the preparatory stage, you will definitely need to prepare a tool for. In addition, it will be necessary to use a building level and a marker.

Wall marking

Now it's time to study the most important stage, on which a lot will depend in the future. You need to take a marker and a tape measure and mark the wall. The points that you put should be the same number as the number of sockets you plan to install. Experts report that the distance between the centers of the sockets should be exactly 72 mm. If in this case you make a mistake, then remember that the body of the decorative cover will simply not fall into place in the future. Also remember that all strobes should be evenly distributed in a horizontal or vertical plane.

To do this, it is best to use the building level. When you finish marking the walls, you can start chasing.

Creating a strobe

At this stage, you definitely need to prepare seats for recessed sockets. There is nothing complicated here and to cope with such a task, a puncher with a special nozzle will help you. If you do not have a puncher, then you can knock out a hole with a chisel and a hammer.

If the walls in the apartment or house are covered with plasterboard, then in this case a special drywall crown will be required.

Mounting socket boxes

Now you need to understand how to install the socket block. To date, you can find special plastic glasses, which in the future can be connected to each other. This is quite convenient, since in this case every beginner can connect the sockets.

Electrical connection

It is necessary to connect electricity to the socket block when the solution hardens. Only after that you can proceed to connecting the indoor socket block to the 220 Volt network with your own hands. You can connect several euro sockets with a loop from one input cable. This method is allowed to be used if you do not use powerful household appliances.

Before starting the connection, be sure to turn off the power at the panel. After that, all input wires must be brought into the socket. Now you can make jumpers to connect other blocks. Connecting a block of 3 or 4 sockets must be carried out according to the scheme, which is located below:

After you complete the connection of all the cores, you can begin to fix the euro socket housings in the sockets, and then install the decorative cover.

At the moment, this is the entire technology for installing and connecting a block of sockets in the wall. As you can see, all stages of the work on installing the socket block are quite simple and almost everyone can cope with such a task. To understand the whole essence of the installation, you definitely need to watch the videos that are posted in this article.