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You might be able to join some metal back-boxes together using 20mm conduit bushes and nuts at a push (with some more nuts as spacers, so the 1g accessories fit side-by-side OK), but if you start with most together like this it is only a 1-gang 35mm-deep box to be added:
If it has to be plastic for fitting to plasterboard easily then you are probably out of luck.
If it has to be plastic for fitting to plasterboard easily then you are probably out of luck.
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Soi disant
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IMO 2 x 1-gang accessories jammed up together always look bad. Gonna be even worse with a 2G in the mix as well. Gaps are needed.
Go with separate boxes. Joining with conduit bushes is good, but use couplers to space them.
Go with separate boxes. Joining with conduit bushes is good, but use couplers to space them.
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you can buy plastic spacers , come as split click in spacers. trying to recall their name.
got it.... spacer connect.
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got it.... spacer connect.
they do longer ones for oversized metal faceplates that need a little more space between the boxes. think the short ones are about 16mm and the longer ones 22 -25mm.
That's got to be another Dragons den thing;
Quote from the website;
As with all the best ideas, the Spacer Connect is simple and often followed by the 'why didn't I think of that???'!
Answer is easy as usual,, the price they have to be in low volume production,
spacerconnect.com
Quote from the website;
As with all the best ideas, the Spacer Connect is simple and often followed by the 'why didn't I think of that???'!
Answer is easy as usual,, the price they have to be in low volume production,
Price is per 10.
15mm Spacer Connect £3.75
35mm Spacer Connect £4.25
Conduit Connect £4.30
Spacer Connect Range
Soi disant
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Blimey - that's a bit more than a coupler and a couple of bushes....
even so it's a lot cheaper than having to re-align the boxes after plastering if they're not spot on level.
Measure the socket and box and mark it up , 20 30mm gap at most
I would contact Hamilton Litestat and get something made up then , have had some stuff made in the past and customer was very happy.
Prices can be high thou , some of the custom pieces were £100+
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No accounting for taste.
But say they did pay to have a custom box made. What happens in a few years if they need or want to change one of the accessories?
Could you tell us where you can get a coupler and a couple of bushes for £0.37?
Soi disant
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OK - here's my proposal.
I'll look for my excuse for thinking that "Price is per 10." meant price each in quantities of 10 while you look for my coat - I'm sure I've got it here somewhere....
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