1 Gang Double 20A Light Switch - Strawberry

Strawberry is a proper colour, warm and pinkish red, and here it wraps a screwless plate with a chrome rocker sitting in the middle of it. The switch is double pole, meaning it breaks both live and neutral when you press it, and a neon window glows while the circuit is on so you can see at a glance what has been left running. Rated at 20A, it feels solid under the thumb rather than flimsy. The plate assembles with no screw heads on show, leaving a clean square face on the wall.

We reach for coloured plates in rooms where a white one would look like an afterthought: a kitchen with painted cabinetry, a boot room, a hallway with a strong wall colour, a child's bedroom that has been allowed some fun. This one suits anyone matching hardware to paint rather than hiding it, and the neon makes it useful for a light you cannot see from where you stand, such as an outbuilding lamp or a loft fitting. We would happily run it as the only switch in a small room, or alongside plainer plates elsewhere in the house.

The plate and rocker housing are moulded ABS, double insulated, with the colour carried through the material rather than sprayed over metal. Keeping it looking new asks very little: dust it when you dust the skirting board, and if marks gather around the rocker, use a cloth wrung out almost dry and nothing chemical, as solvents and cream cleaners will dull the finish. It is for dry rooms indoors, wired to a household supply, and it carries a ten year warranty. Chrome shows up well against the strawberry, so it sits comfortably in a room where taps, handles or pendant hardware already lean towards polished metal.

What size is the plate?

The plate measures 88mm square, with a 25mm depth behind it.

What does double pole mean in practice?

Pressing the rocker disconnects both the live and the neutral conductor, rather than the live alone.

What is the neon for?

It lights while the switched circuit is on, which is handy for a lamp or fitting you cannot see from the switch position.

Is the chrome part a separate finish option?

No. The chrome is the rocker insert set into the strawberry plate, so both appear on this one product.

What is it rated at?

20A, which is comfortably above what a domestic lighting circuit asks of it.

How should I clean it?

Dry dusting is usually enough. For fingerprints, a barely damp cloth is fine, but avoid solvents, polishes and cream cleaners on the coloured surface.