The sockets allow you to fix the sockets in the wall and provide a safe connection to the instruments. Installation of sockets is a simple process, but has a number of features that are associated with the material from which the wall is made.
In the article, we consider what sockets are, how to cut a hole under the socket in concrete, brick and drywall and how to install a socket.
Content:
- Types of sockets
- How to cut a hole under the outlet in a wall of concrete, brick or gas block
- How to install a socket in concrete
- How to cut a hole under the socket in drywall, GVL or gypsum grooves
- How to fix a socket in drywall
Types of sockets
The sockets are made of non -combustible plastic.
Photo: Round Fleeter for Concrete
They are of different sizes. Standard parameters: inner diameter – 65–68 mm, depth – 35–40 mm.
Photo: the size of the socket
Fleeping of increased size can have a depth of 60 mm. Such products are used if thick wires with a section of 4-6 square meters are used for sockets. mm, and you need more space for installation.
Photo: The difference between the usual and deep socket
If in one place you need to install several sockets or a paired outlet with a switch, then either a group of round sockets with the possibility of connecting into a circuit is used, or an oval -shaped socket is used.
Photo: oval and group of round sockets
The design of the sockets differs from the material of the walls where they will be installed. There are sockets for concrete, brick and gas block. And there is under drywall, GVL, gypsum grooves.
Photo: The difference between the sockets
There are wiring holes for concrete in the socket. Such a product is fixed in the wall using a solution. There are metal or plastic paws on the side of drywall in the sockets for drywall. They can be adjusted with a screw. The stronger you tighten the screw, the denser the socket is pressed to the drywall.
How to cut a hole under the outlet in a wall of concrete, brick or gas block
It is advisable to install the sockets and laying electricians after plastering walls. This will allow the sockets of flush with the surface of the plaster.
First of all, it is necessary to determine the places where the sockets will be installed. Then lay the strokes from them to the decaying boxes for laying the wires. Mark the location of the sockets according to the plan of electricians. For this, a cross is first painted with a marker, and then a socket is placed in this place and circled it. So, the hole will turn out the same as the socket.
Photo: It is advisable to expose a place for a socket with a laser level
You can drill a hole under the outlet using a drill and a special diamond crown.
Photo: The hole is drilled with a diamond crown
The crown is installed in the center of the socket and proceed to drill. The crown should be slightly larger than the hole itself.
Photo: The process of drilling holes
For standard sockets, a crown with a diameter of 82 mm is suitable. The hole must be drilled 4-5 mm deeper than the socket, since there should be a place for the wire. You can measure the desired depth with a marker on the crown.
Photo: set the depth of drilling according to the sockets
It is recommended to drill at a speed of 3 thousand rpm in microwar mode, if provided. If there is no such function, then you can use the usual drilling mode. During operation, slightly shake the drill from side to side to avoid jamming the crown.
If the crown does not manage to make a hole, take a drill with a diameter of 8 mm and drill holes in a circle using a shock drill. After that, the crown will be easier to make a hole under the outlet. When you drill a hole to the desired depth, it will be possible to remove concrete with a chisel or punch.
Photo: a drilling method without a crown
How to install a socket in concrete
After the niche for the outlet is ready, you need to make a stroke – a special channel in which the wires will be laid. To do this, it should be noted by the marker of the wire line and, using a stroborez and a perforator, create a channel from a socket to a groove box.
Photo: Stroobes are first made with a stroke, and then the remaining walls are knocked out by a perforator
It is better to make a strob to the left or to the right holes for a socket. So it will be easier to stretch the wire into the socket.
Photo: Installation of a socket relative to the strobe
Next, the wire is inserted into the socket, and the hole is filled with gypsum or alabaster.
Photo: gypsum will keep the socket in the wall
Then the socket is set in level so that the screws under the outlet are parallel to the floor.
Photo: Rules for the installation of a socket
After that, you need to wait 5-10 minutes until the solution dries. Then the socket is putty on top, removing the excess solution. That’s it, the socket is ready. It remains only to connect the wires to the outlet and fix it with screws in the socket.
Photo: after installations, the socket puts it down
How to cut a hole under the socket in drywall, GVL or gypsum grooves
To drill a hole under the socket in drywall or other materials, you need to use a drill and a special bimetallic crown.
Photo: The difference between the crowns for concrete and under the drywall
First, you should attach a socket to the place where the outlet will be located and circle it with a marker. It is very important to choose the size of the crown exactly for the socket, otherwise it will be difficult to fix it.
Work at a speed of 2 thousand revolutions in drilling mode. No need to swing the tool, as when working with concrete, so as not to break the edges of the hole.
Photo: Drywall drilling process
How to fix a socket in drywall
After the niche managed to make, the wires are removed there and the socket is installed so that its petals are located horizontally.
Photo: Expanders set up laser levels or using the level
To fix the socket, you need to tighten the screws that will press it to the drywall.
Photo: using screws, you can fix the socket
After all the manipulations, the socket will be securely fixed in the wall.
Photo: group of sockets in drywall
Conclusion
If you make a socket in concrete, brick or gas block, then the hole under it is drilled with a diamond crown, which is slightly larger than the socket itself. The socket itself is fixed in the wall using gypsum or asbestos.
If you need to install a socket in drywall, GVL or gypsum slabs, then the niche is drilled with a bimetal crown. The socket is fixed in the wall with screws that clamp the product in drywall.
