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How Many Sockets Should You Have In Your House?
When it comes to the number of wall sockets you can have in your house or in any one room, there is no limit to this. All you are limited by is the length of the circuit that you can have, which is roughly 100 metres squared per each separate room – speak to an emergency electrician near me for the exact number of sockets you can have for the size of the room in question. What it really comes down to is your own personal preference and what electrical appliances and devices you will be using in each of the rooms in your Manchester home.
That being said, there exist some general rules of thumb for the number of sockets that you should have in each of the rooms in your house. In the living room, you should have at least six double sockets, which is enough for the likes of an Internet router, a television, a lamp or two, with still some spare for things such as laptops and chargers. In a typical bedroom, you should aim for anywhere between four and six sockets. This should be adequate for everything that you need in a bedroom in Urmston, Newton Heath, or Rusholme, such as a television, bedside lamp, charging points, etc.
In a dining room, you will want anywhere between four and six sockets, in order to cater for things like laptops, lamps, and any other electrical devices that you may have in there. In the kitchen, large electrical appliances, such as ovens or electrical cookers will most typically be wired directly into the mains electricity supply. As for the number of sockets, six double ones should be enough for any and all appliances and devices that you plan on using in the space.
Additionally, it is always beneficial to have at least one socket outside for the purpose of powering a lawnmower or any outdoor lighting that you may want to have.
What is more important than the number of sockets is the position that they are placed by an emergency electrician near me. For instance, when mounting a television set up on a wall, you want to place a socket where there are not going to be any power cables on show. You only get one go at positioning the sockets in your home so you want to make sure that you get it right the first time, so that you do not have to do it again at a later date once you discover that the position they are in does not work for you.