ᐅ Retrofitting Child Safety Covers / Touch Protection for Electrical Outlets

Hello,

unfortunately, we did not order this directly, so the electrical outlets in the children's rooms are standard sockets without additional protection. Before I apply these plastic covers, I wanted to check if it is possible to replace the socket insert instead?

I’m uncertain because I just read that it is not allowed to upgrade a standard socket to one with enhanced touch protection. Apparently, the "socket dimensions" must not be altered...?

Since protection is not required indefinitely, temporary protection is completely sufficient. We used plastic inserts, which we were even able to pass on to other families later.

Hello,

At first, we used the glued-in plastic caps as child safety covers for the electrical outlets throughout our house. Over time, these came loose and proved unreliable. Additionally, they reduce the coverage of the electrical contacts because the plug cannot be fully inserted.

Since one of our children is a “particularly curious and adventurous little boy,” I decided to retrofit all outlets in the house with the childproof sockets available from the outlet manufacturer (in our case Busch-Jäger).

Compared to the plastic caps, these offer an additional safety feature: it is impossible to bypass only one of the two safety shutters. Both shutters must be pressed simultaneously; otherwise, both remain blocked.

We consider this investment worthwhile. Whether it is an overreaction or not, it definitely gives us a much better sense of security regarding the outlets throughout the entire house, especially with our children.

We wish our electrician had offered this option when the house was being built. We think it is important!

Best regards from Hamburg,
Michael

We have the same ones, but from the beginning. The box and diameter should be identical.

Our cover could be screwed in and could be unscrewed again using the plug of an electrical device. So, for example, if you needed to use the outlet for vacuuming, it could be done in no time.

The ones with touch protection look normal. There is no protection that pinches, gets stuck, or can be pushed out by children. The retrofitted ones are more like a mother’s safety feature.