ᐅ How many electrical outlets do you usually have? Do we need to install more?
Created on: 14 Jun 2015 13:30
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Legurit
Hello everyone,
We will soon have a meeting with the electrician (I believe initially to discuss penetrations through the precast concrete slab (?)). Nevertheless, we wanted to address the topic of electrical outlets.
According to our building specification, we have a total of about 85 outlets (give or take) for approximately 190 m² (2045 sq ft).
In the children's rooms (~15 m² / 161 sq ft), for example, there are 7 outlets (1 single, 3 double) plus one outlet for telephone (LAN) and one for TV. Is that sufficient? I think my childhood bedroom only had 3 outlets (which was not ideal).
The living room has 12 outlets (plus telephone and TV), the kitchen 10 (including appliance connections), the dining area separately another 8, the bathrooms have two double outlets, and so on.
What do you usually have plugged in the living room? TV, media player, speakers, telephone, 2 cabinets with lighting, a floor lamp, 2 laptop chargers, a phone charging, vacuum cleaner, music system… you can easily reach 12 without much effort.
How much does an additional outlet typically cost? I’ve seen a wide range from €50 to €150.
Thanks for your input,
Best regards
We will soon have a meeting with the electrician (I believe initially to discuss penetrations through the precast concrete slab (?)). Nevertheless, we wanted to address the topic of electrical outlets.
According to our building specification, we have a total of about 85 outlets (give or take) for approximately 190 m² (2045 sq ft).
In the children's rooms (~15 m² / 161 sq ft), for example, there are 7 outlets (1 single, 3 double) plus one outlet for telephone (LAN) and one for TV. Is that sufficient? I think my childhood bedroom only had 3 outlets (which was not ideal).
The living room has 12 outlets (plus telephone and TV), the kitchen 10 (including appliance connections), the dining area separately another 8, the bathrooms have two double outlets, and so on.
What do you usually have plugged in the living room? TV, media player, speakers, telephone, 2 cabinets with lighting, a floor lamp, 2 laptop chargers, a phone charging, vacuum cleaner, music system… you can easily reach 12 without much effort.
How much does an additional outlet typically cost? I’ve seen a wide range from €50 to €150.
Thanks for your input,
Best regards
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nordanney19 Jun 2015 22:16Musketier schrieb:
I seem to remember there was already a post about this in the forum. The pump was controlled via the light switch. Enter early, turn the light on, wait a minute, then warm water is available. However, there was something about a possible loss of the KfW subsidy.... or connect it with a motion sensor. Works great.Hello!
My two cents: 150 sqm (1,615 sq ft) with 100 electrical outlets. Two of these in every room are switchable for indirect lighting or the infamous red standby light on the TV.
We don’t live in the house yet, but I have already found one or three spots where an outlet could have been useful.
LAN connections in every room, and actually TV connections too. (The full setup is even in the garage.)
Cheers, torsan
My two cents: 150 sqm (1,615 sq ft) with 100 electrical outlets. Two of these in every room are switchable for indirect lighting or the infamous red standby light on the TV.
We don’t live in the house yet, but I have already found one or three spots where an outlet could have been useful.
LAN connections in every room, and actually TV connections too. (The full setup is even in the garage.)
Cheers, torsan
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Partyhupe20 Jun 2015 11:57So I can say that we will probably get about the same number of power outlets. It's surprising.
The recommendation from our electrician, which I would like to pass on to you, is:
After the structural shell is completed, go through all the rooms with the electrician and tell him where you want your outlets, switches, etc. to be installed.
Supplying and installing a single power outlet costs us 21€
The recommendation from our electrician, which I would like to pass on to you, is:
After the structural shell is completed, go through all the rooms with the electrician and tell him where you want your outlets, switches, etc. to be installed.
Supplying and installing a single power outlet costs us 21€
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Vespa Fahrer28 Jul 2015 17:07For about 154m² (1,657 sq ft), I planned for around 90 outlets plus about 20 more for the basement, garage, and outdoor areas. We have been living here for a year now and haven’t missed any so far. In fact, some were covered by cabinets in a different way than originally planned.
The spacing between outlets was chosen so that I never needed an extension while drilling with the Hilti tool.
In the hallways, we installed the Gira LED Schuko system, which has proven to be very practical. (You don’t always have to turn on the lights when you need to go out at night, so no one accidentally falls down the stairs, etc.)
Kitchen: Besides the large appliance connections (already installed), there is a retractable triple power strip on the kitchen island and five Schuko outlets on the countertop. So, besides the Jura coffee machine and KitchenAid mixer, there is still plenty of space left.
I deliberately did not install LAN cabling but went for coaxial cables connected to appropriate multimedia outlets. This way, from any outlet you can access telephone, internet, TV, and radio.
I didn’t want a BUS system either, so for the blinds, I installed Gira Astro controllers instead.
Lighting points: a mix of wall and ceiling fixtures, with wall lighting dominating in the living room and hallways.
The spacing between outlets was chosen so that I never needed an extension while drilling with the Hilti tool.
In the hallways, we installed the Gira LED Schuko system, which has proven to be very practical. (You don’t always have to turn on the lights when you need to go out at night, so no one accidentally falls down the stairs, etc.)
Kitchen: Besides the large appliance connections (already installed), there is a retractable triple power strip on the kitchen island and five Schuko outlets on the countertop. So, besides the Jura coffee machine and KitchenAid mixer, there is still plenty of space left.
I deliberately did not install LAN cabling but went for coaxial cables connected to appropriate multimedia outlets. This way, from any outlet you can access telephone, internet, TV, and radio.
I didn’t want a BUS system either, so for the blinds, I installed Gira Astro controllers instead.
Lighting points: a mix of wall and ceiling fixtures, with wall lighting dominating in the living room and hallways.
Bieber0815 schrieb:
I also find the single power outlet right next to the door very practical for the vacuum cleaner. Of course, the outlet is installed "below" the light switch, meaning separately at the standard height, not in the same mounting frame as the switch. How does that look? And isn’t it common to separate lighting and power circuits? So do I have to crouch or bend over every time I want to plug something in? Oh no, I’d rather have it directly below the switch. I used to have these separated outlets at shin height, and I thought these under-switch power outlets were so cool that I wanted, and still want, them too.EveundGerd schrieb:
We also have double USB outlets in the bedrooms, living area, and kitchen. Prices vary depending on the switch design series.In theory, I like USB, but do these also switch off the power supply when no USB device is connected? Otherwise, they waste electricity (and money) even when nothing is plugged in.Currently, we live with a maximum of two power outlets per room (in a very old building). I don’t even want to think about the hazards of power strips anymore... However, I’ve removed all the old Bakelite two-outlet adapters after the first one started sparking :/
Thanks also for the tip about network/multimedia outlets—I’ll definitely pay special attention to those during planning. Wi-Fi isn’t great in terms of radiation concerns for the surroundings, but one more cable to the laptop on my lap is really not appealing, and the tablet doesn’t have a LAN port!
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