1 Gang Telephone Socket - Piano Black

A telephone point on a screwless piano black plate, made for a single connection and nothing more. The face is a high gloss black with no visible fixings across the front, so what you see is a smooth panel with squared corners and a small central aperture. The plate measures 88mm square, which keeps it discreet on a wall where a wider plate would draw the eye. It handles low voltage telephone and data circuits only, so it sits alongside your power points rather than doing their job.

This is the socket we would choose for a hall table, a home office desk wall or a bedside where a landline or a broadband router needs a home. It suits darker schemes particularly well, from charcoal paint and deep green panelling to black kitchen cabinetry, and it reads as a deliberate choice next to matt black ironmongery. It belongs indoors, in rooms that stay dry and warm, so a bathroom or an unheated garage is not the place for it. We also stock it as part of a wider set of black screwless plates, which helps when a room needs several fittings to agree with one another.

The plate is moulded from polycarbonate with a gloss finish through the surface rather than a coating that can wear thin at the edges. Gloss black does show fingerprints and dust, so keep a microfibre cloth to hand and give the face a light wipe now and again; never use a cream cleaner, a solvent or anything gritty, as these will dull the shine permanently. It carries a ten year warranty. If you are working through a whole room, the screwless plate style is worth holding to across sockets, switches and data sockets, because the mix of screwed and screwless faces on one wall is the thing you notice most. Cable and connection work is a job for your electrician.

What size is the plate?

It is 88mm square, with a back box depth requirement of 35mm.

What is the plate made from?

Moulded polycarbonate in a piano black gloss finish.

Can I use this for broadband as well as a landline?

It is a telephone socket for low voltage telephone and data circuits, so it suits a landline or a router connection. Your electrician or installer will confirm the wiring arrangement you need.

Is it suitable for a bathroom or outdoors?

No. It is rated IP20 and intended for indoor use in dry rooms only.

How should I clean the gloss face?

A dry or slightly damp microfibre cloth is all it needs. Avoid solvents, cream cleaners and abrasive pads, which will scratch and cloud the gloss.

Does it come with a guarantee?

It carries a ten year warranty from the manufacturer.